Why Hire an Offshore Development Team?
Hiring an offshore team can help you achieve your business goals productively and with cost efficiency, but how do you know that outsourcing is the best option for your business? There are many benefits to hiring offshore, and even some risk involved.
Convenience
Allshore Virtual Staffing makes hiring offshore convenient. We offer developers that are well vetted through a very intensive interview process. We also offer a two-manager team to assist with HR and management duties. This allows you to focus where you want with your projects and business without the pressure of interviewing applicants, handling taxes, processing requests, or monitoring your team.
Flexibility
Offshore teams are typically contracted for specified work on a fixed term, making the overall cost of hiring an in-house team seem like a hassle in comparison. Furthermore, with the continuous change in technology, it can be complicated to manage an in-house team; offshore teams save you from that hassle. You can easily switch between teams and opt for developers that have the right skillset for you. Additionally, working offshore gives you the freedom to add or remove team members when needed.
Cost Efficiency
One of the most substantial benefits of outsourcing is cost efficiency. In comparison to U.S.-based teams, offshore teams can save you up to 20 percent on development costs alone. In addition to lower development cost, outsourcing saves you money on in-house amenities. A remote team removes the need for office space, electricity, office supplies, technology, and internet. With Allshore, you also save on health insurance and internal management. Working with a cost-efficient team allows you to focus your budget on the growth of your business.
Increased Productivity
An established company can be very helpful when unexpected project changes and challenges pop up. Hiring offshore can save you time and money by allowing you to grow your team much more quickly. And with companies like Allshore, most of the interview process is handled for you; our goal is to find talented candidates for you so you can focus on who they are and what they can bring to the table.
Choose Carefully
Hiring an inexperienced team will result in low-quality results. That’s why you should invest wisely in a company with standards that match your own to avoid issues in the long run. Don’t be afraid to be transparent about your requirements and goals when hiring a team offshore to ensure smooth development. We also recommend sharing the core values, goals, and practices that define your business with your team to keep to make sure they understand what they’re working towards.
Key Reasons for Hiring an Offshore Development Team
Offshore software development comes with many advantages, from cutting costs to receiving impressive expertise. Not all companies realize how beneficial such collaboration can be for them. They rely on myths that accompany offshore software development, such as issues with language barriers, time differences, taxation problems, and more.
In reality, offshore developers have already learned how to battle all these problems in order to keep their clients satisfied. With remote operation becoming a new normal for the entire world, offshore development teams are adjusting their services to suit a big variety of clients.
Some of the benefits of offshore software development are impossible to overlook. They are bound to balance out any minor downsides.
1. Time Management
While some companies still believe that offshore software development comes with certain management issues, others are discovering how well software development teams structure their work.
In fact, a remote team is likely to spend more time on software development than your in-house specialists. Virtual software developers tend to work double-time to finish projects on time or ahead of schedule.
Offshore developers know how to budget their time to keep the client happy while enjoying flexibility. Teams that have an opportunity to set their own schedule usually put in more working hours.
Contrary to popular opinion, when you outsource software development to an offshore company, you can expect high efficiency and time management. But only if you hire the right team. Allshore can help you do just that.
2. Reliability
When offshoring your team, the key to success is working with the right virtual staffing company. Allshore provides you with top-notch developers
Only highly reliable developers can pass the rigorous interview and check-up process designed by your dedicated hiring experts. They are likely to provide top-notch service and be ready for fruitful long term cooperation.
To find an excellent development team, you may need to speak with hundreds of offshore developers. Or you can do research and find a reliable offshore development team expert to choose one for you.
3. Access to a Strong Developer Workforce
Why limit your access to great developers to in-country when companies like Allshore provide you with a plethora of talented employees, raising your odds of finding the perfect candidate tremendously.
Whatever your project is, it’s easy to find the right match among offshore developers as long as you are open to working with people beyond borders. An offshore development team from India, Canada, Singapore, and Europe is just as likely to provide excellent results as U.S. developers.
Limiting yourself to your country’s development options is unwise when you can hire offshore experts and reap the benefits.
4. Work Process Optimization
When you hire an offshore team it’s possible to optimize the development process by filling the gaps you have with your in-house specialists. Hiring new U.S.-based employees doesn’t just come with extra expenses. For long term success, it requires an extensive onboarding process.
With Allshore, you don’t have to worry about integrating them into your in-house software development team. All you need to do is share your project requirements.
The offshore development team consists of specialists with a variety of skills. While working on the project, team members don’t need additional assistance from third-party experts. You get an all-in-one solution without worrying about new hires.
Such an approach to the development process contributes to the overall work process optimization for your business.
5. Higher Profitability
Your IT department may be overloaded with a variety of tasks. Even if you have top-notch software developers on your team, they simply may not have time to handle a big project while dealing with everyday tasks.
When you hire an offshore team, you have access to developers that are highly qualified to take pressure off of your in-house team at a fraction of the price. By allowing your in-house developers to work on current issues, you are improving your company’s profitability.
Hiring offshore with Allshore doesn’t require a lengthy process. All you need to do is voice your requirements and interview the dedicated candidates we present to you.
By choosing an offshore development team, you can save time to focus on other revenue-generating tasks.
6. Peace of Mind
Complex software development projects are always tough to manage. By spending time, effort, and nerves on working with an understaffed team, you are putting your company’s profitability at risk.
Offshore development can help you save time and money, and as a result, provide you peace of mind.
A great way to maintain peace of mind is to start working with a virtual staffing agency. With Allshore, you don’t need to worry about narrowing down the candidate pool. You can get matched up with the top developers with extensive experience in the necessary field.
7. Scaling
If you decide to scale your business, you may need to create relevant software to adjust to the changes. Since scaling is a complicated and time-consuming process, using your top in-house developers for the job could slow you down.
While your team is busy adjusting to the new requirements, offshore development experts can step in to take some burden off their shoulders.
No matter how complicated your development project is, it’s possible to find software developers who have experience with scaling it.
If you decide to hire an offshore team during the scaling period, you can also save a substantial amount of money. By paying offshore developers, you can avoid hiring new in-house experts.
What to Consider When Hiring an Offshore Development Team
There are still a few nuances to be aware of in order to ensure fruitful collaboration with offshore development experts.
At Allshore, we focus on simplifying the hiring process. We provide top-notch candidates who are likely to become the best match for your needs. However, it’s still up to you to choose the right developers for your project.
Offshore Development Has One Drawback
Even though working with offshore developers has a huge variety of benefits, it comes with a simple drawback – lack of control. With your development team sitting across the ocean, you can’t monitor every detail of their work. This could be considered a serious problem for employers who enjoy micromanaging.
In reality, with excellent time management skills and the ability to report in detail, offshore developers can keep this drawback to a minimum. By setting up daily meetings and agreeing on regular reporting, you can still exercise a big degree of control over the project.
Fast, Cheap, and Good Don’t Go Together
There is an old saying in the software development world: “No matter how much you want to work with fast, cheap, and good software developers, you need to pick two of the three. They are either fast and good but expensive, cheap and good but slow, or fast and cheap but bad.”
That’s why you need to be clear about your demands. Knowing that fast, cheap, and good don’t go together is imperative to meeting your expectations. At Allshore, we focus on matching you up with top-notch candidates who maintain deadlines and set reasonable rates.
Take Your Time to Pick the Right Team
While Allshore allows you to minimize the time and effort of finding the perfect candidate, it will still take time. You have to be ready to spend days or even weeks looking for the perfect candidate. At Allshore, we work hard to narrow down the list of excellent teams to suit your project needs.
However, it’s up to you to interview these offshore experts to figure out if they meet your expectations perfectly. We are always here to make the process smoother and faster.
Watch out for Cultural Differences
Expert offshore developers try to minimize the issue with cultural differences. However, they are still present. You have to be ready to be patient about big holidays that don’t match the off-days in the U.S.A.
An experienced developer structures its work so such differences don’t interfere with the development process. You have to be ready to support their effort to do so.
Be Clear about Methodology
In the USA, agile methodology currently prevails. However, in many Asian countries, developers prefer the Waterfall structure. If you want to save time searching for the perfect candidate, be clear about your preferred methodology upfront.
Tune in next week for more information on how to hire a development team!
