PART 1 There are several different ways you can measure your outsourcing and the one you choose will mainly depend on your personal preference. If you have your own experience with software development then you could measure your outsourcing against your own expertise. You can judge the quality of programming yourself by how well it…
PART 2 In Part 1 we covered a number of tools that can be used to keep control of your project. If you haven’t read it, click here to read. How to successfully manage your outsourced projects If you’re entirely new to outsourcing or software development in general, then this section will be very useful;…
PART 1 There’s no doubt one of the most critical success factors in outsourcing is keeping control of your project, keeping it on track. If you’ve followed the directions so far, then it’s safe to say you’re going to choose a good vendor. However, this is only half the battle for keeping control of your…
PART 2 In Part 1, we showed you how to Search for and Assess vendors for your outsourcing project. Click here if you haven’t read Part 1. Now we’ll move on and show you how to Choose a Winner. Step 3: Choose a winner Now you have your short-list of vendors who all fit your…
The world is a complicated, ever-changing place. This is never truer than it is for the world of outsourcing. There are always new ‘centers of excellence’ popping up, places where you can supposedly find the ‘world’s best Java developers,’ the ‘kings of .NET’ or the ‘heroes of iOS.’ Let me tell you… You Can Find…
You CANNOT do it all. You know that. Yet, if you’re like 90%+ of the people that come to us tired, stressed and fed up doing the things you know you shouldn’t be doing in your business, then you also know how hard it is to let go… It is hard – especially if you’ve…
PART 1 We’ve had a lot of people writing in asking for advice on how to find good web / mobile developers. My urge is to immediately respond “YOU’VE JUST FOUND THE BEST”; that’s exactly what we offer – as you know. But – I usually manage to hold back the urge and instead offer…
PART II Last time I wrote to you I gave you the first TWO BIG MISTAKES to avoid when hiring a web / mobile app developer. Here’s PART II – the final 3… Mistake #3: An honest mobile app development company should be able to give you a quote over one quick phone call. I…
I suppose it’s hardly surprising people assume that the day their ‘shiny new’ developer arrives they’ll suddenly be twice as productive. The trouble is, our experience shows us that unless you follow these ground rules then well… you’re in for a shock! So, here are 3 super-easy ways to double or more your developer’s productivity…
As you know, if you need a web / mobile developer then there are more people than you can ‘shake a stick at’ professing to be just that on the army of freelance websites out there. Trouble is, a little bit like buying ‘pills, potions, and supplements’ from a far off distant land via the…