Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 20, 2016
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.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 29, 2021
Studies have shown that work productivity is related to a happier work culture , and customer satisfaction and loyalty are also dependent on the culture. The trend toward more remote work, flexible work hours, and outsourcing can eliminate productive work relationships and communication between functions.
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Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 5, 2022
Most experts agree that the key to worker productivity, decision making, and satisfaction, is raising their level of engagement from the currently low thirty percent range. Office jobs and communication technology have evolved. Outsourcing and working from home needs coordination.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Innovation is not all about break-through technologies and big financial investments. Outsource functions outside your core competency. I see a new resurgence of outsourcing alternatives from outside the country as well as inside, driven by freelancers caught in the squeeze. Selective outsourcing can save you real money.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 31, 2011
Outsourcing is just another extension of the virtual team concept to people you don’t even know. An easy flow of information exists using various forms of technology. Everyone must have access to appropriate technology to enable reliable, current exchanges of information.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 29, 2023
Customers won’t pay to see your new employees learning on the job, and outsourcing the real work to a cheap labor source is a recipe for disaster. This substantiates your expertise and value, builds peer relationships, gives you access to the people and technology to keep you current. Practice being a good communicator.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 10, 2023
Entrepreneurs need to document a process of responding to a market need, sizing opportunity, assigning a specific business model, and planning for marketing, sales, and customer satisfaction. Typically some production and delivery is outsourced, requiring formal contracts and documentation. Solution development and delivery.
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