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6 Due Diligence Concerns Before Outside Contracting

Startup Professionals Musings

If you have a software development background like mine, I’m sure you often get questions about when to outsource, versus building the solution in-house. Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe.

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3 Mistakes Software Developers Make That Can Cost You Your Business

Inverted Software

At Inverted Software we often help our clients manage offshore and onshore development teams. Our proprietary processes and unique experience helps us evaluate and correct software development practices that have proven inefficient and instill practices that insure productivity and success.

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6 Realities To Evaluate Your Outsourcing Alternatives

Startup Professionals Musings

If you have a software development background like mine, I’m sure you often get questions about when to outsource, versus building the solution in-house. Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe.

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7 Ethical Fictions Lead Many New Entrepreneurs Astray

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, they need an early focus on developing their moral compass, as well as setting the right ethical tone. This is usually an excuse for not developing ethical policies and practices. Unethical behavior in business is just due to a few ‘bad apples.’ Hire only ethical people, so further time on business ethics is not needed.

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Are You Properly Managing Your Core Competency?

Startup Professionals Musings

If you have a software development background like mine, Im sure you often get questions about when to outsource, versus building the solution in-house. Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe.

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7 Delusions About Business Ethics Limit Future Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, they need an early focus on developing their moral compass, as well as setting the right ethical tone. This is usually an excuse for not developing ethical policies and practices. Unethical behavior in business is just due to a few ‘bad apples.’ Hire only ethical people, so further time on business ethics is not needed.

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6 Ways To Prevent Disastrous Outsourcing Decisions

Startup Professionals Musings

If you have a software development background like mine, I’m sure you often get questions about when to outsource, versus building the solution in-house. Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe.