{"id":26443,"date":"2016-05-10T21:01:45","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T13:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=26443"},"modified":"2023-04-06T21:59:27","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T13:59:27","slug":"why-software-outsourcing-works-differently","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/why-software-outsourcing-works-differently\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Software Outsourcing Works Differently Than You Think [Op-Ed]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Outsourcing companies are usually viewed as a mere <strong>manpower reservoir<\/strong>, with no stance of their own. As a part of such a company, however, I feel that this opinion is not valid anymore. A while ago I came across an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yegor256.com\/2015\/10\/27\/outsourcing-doesnt-work.html\">article<\/a> by Yegor Bugayenko.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s yet another voice in the ongoing discussion on outsourcing web development services (especially to the developing countries e.g. in Eastern Europe) and the author takes quite an interesting position.<\/p>\n<p>On the one hand, he refutes the allegations made against outsourcing, and on the other hand <strong>he tries to prove that outsourcing is a thing of the past<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Is Outsourcing Really Over?<\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019d like to add my opinion to the discussion as a professional, dealing with web development for about 7 years and leading a team of web developers for 4 years, and also as a businessman talking and working with numerous Magently.com clients.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/why-software-outsourcing-works-differently\/1.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"><\/figure>\n<p>From my point of view outsourcing still works, but in a different way than 10 years ago, which the previous participants of the discussion failed to notice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The service sector keeps evolving and we need to keep pace with it<\/strong>. The market laws don\u2019t change, but <strong>the business conditions and the needs of our clients<\/strong> certainly do.<\/p>\n<h2>Is Outsourcing Shedding the Responsibility?<\/h2>\n<p>Yegor Bugayenko claims that outsourcing is never a win-win situation, <strong>because the objectives of both parties are very different<\/strong>. As he puts it:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cYour business interests can\u2019t be aligned with the interests of your outsourcing partner.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThat\u2019s why a good customer for them is a paying customer. Not a customer with a successful project. Not a customer with a properly solved problem. Not a customer with optimized costs. Not a customer with the best possible technology utilized. Not at all. The best customer is the one that pays, pays a lot, and pays on time. Period.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThat\u2019s the root cause of all problems with outsourcing.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Is it so? Not really. Let\u2019s compare it to an everyday situation, say \u2013 eating out. Are we always disappointed when going to a restaurant instead of preparing a meal ourselves?<\/p>\n<p>If Yegor\u2019s statement was a universal law, the only thing the restaurant managers should care about would be making money and paying their employees.<\/p>\n<p>They wouldn\u2019t <em>care<\/em> if their customers enjoyed their meal and had a good time, the only thing that matters would be ripping them off, even if they ended with a stomachache. Is this how it works? Of course not!<\/p>\n<p>When eating out, <strong>you outsource the preparation of your meal<\/strong> and (unless you go to a place where nobody wants to eat) it usually turns out that <strong>everyone wants you to enjoy it<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s in their interest to deliver a tasty dish and make you happy with their service. Today, if a company treats their clients as cash cows, <strong>it usually doesn\u2019t get very far<\/strong>. Such an approach results in failed projects, unhappy customers who never come back, delayed payments and refunds.<\/p>\n<h2>Is Outsourcing Profitable for the Customers?<\/h2>\n<p>A good project requires cooperation from all parties involved. It has to be <strong>properly executed, well-managed<\/strong> and the <strong>clients must be kept in the loop from start to end<\/strong>. What\u2019s more important, however, is that a good project is a commercial success for the client.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/why-software-outsourcing-works-differently\/2.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"><\/figure>\n<p>If the customers are satisfied with our work, then:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>They are happy to pay<\/strong>. We are rewarded for our hard work and the customers feel that they profited from the cooperation. <strong>Satisfaction<\/strong> and the <strong>sense of money well spent<\/strong> are crucial if you want your customers to come back.<\/li>\n<li><strong>They spread the word<\/strong>. We gain new clients and our reputation skyrockets.<\/li>\n<li><strong>They come back<\/strong>. Whether they want to develop their project further or to start a new one, returning customers are great power.<\/li>\n<li><strong>They are  happy<\/strong>. A successful project is a massive motivation for any entrepreneur.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This is true for virtually all businesses, from corner shops to shoemakers, restaurants and web development companies.<\/p>\n<h2>Is It All About Money?<\/h2>\n<p>All businesses also know that there is always a <strong>budget<\/strong> and a <strong>deadline<\/strong> and that balancing the two is not always that easy. It is especially true for web development companies, where the <strong>projects sometimes tend to take unexpected turns<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/why-software-outsourcing-works-differently\/3.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"><\/figure>\n<p>Yegor Bugayenko has his own <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yegor256.com\/2015\/10\/27\/outsourcing-doesnt-work.html\">theory<\/a> on how web developers are motivated:<\/p>\n<p><em>Thus, your lone motivation is to keep that cash flow coming. No matter what. The longer the project, the better. The lower the quality of code, the better \u2018\u201d more money for maintenance. The more phone calls, meetings and other time-wasting events, the better. The more mess in specs, the better. Just do whatever it takes to suck money from the customer.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Having managed a group of developers at Magently for a while now, I know that the above is <strong>a recipe for total disaster<\/strong> and a <strong>massive loss<\/strong> for the company.<\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t imagine leaving a client in the lurch \u2013 a client who has already invested thousands of dollars in their project (quite often from their own savings) and who would then be left with unfinished code and an inoperative product.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s <strong>in our best interest to sort out the documentation<\/strong> and <strong>explain everything to the clients<\/strong> at the pre-sale meetings so that they know what they\u2019re paying for, what they\u2019ll receive and what they can expect from our partnership.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Any other approach would be very irresponsible<\/strong> and I sincerely believe I\u2019m not the only one in this business to think that way.<\/p>\n<p>To make a reference to real-life situations again: it\u2019s as if somebody said that if a car broke every week, its owner would slavishly buy expensive repair parts from the manufacturer each time instead of thinking of a new vehicle. Or if a creative agency came up with ineffective campaigns, its customers would come back for more.<\/p>\n<h2>It simply doesn\u2019t work this way<\/h2>\n<p>The key to success is a <strong>strong, trusted brand<\/strong>, and such a brand is built on great products and excellent services. Lying to your customers or ripping them off will lead you nowhere because with such fierce competition on the market, nobody will stick with you.<\/p>\n<h2>The Times Are Changing<\/h2>\n<p>Having said all that, I want to return to what I mentioned at the beginning: <strong>the times are changing and so is the way outsourcing works<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Gone are the days when you could hire a developer from Ukraine or Poland, pay them a dollar and make $100,000 on your product. The economic situation in the countries previously famous for their cheap manpower has changed and the hourly rates have increased.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/why-software-outsourcing-works-differently\/4.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"364\"><\/figure>\n<p>The companies in the developing countries became more ambitious and now they can compete with almost anyone in the world.<\/p>\n<p>They are not just manpower, <strong>they are a real alternative<\/strong> with <strong>equally good marketing, ideas, design, language proficiency<\/strong>, etc. This way they skipped one stage in the process and started to <strong>cooperate directly with the end clients<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>They understand the <strong>experience economy<\/strong>, because they read the same books, take part in the same conferences and share the same knowledge \u2013 they are simply located in a different place.<\/p>\n<p>Big corporations still have their departments in the developing countries, but it\u2019s not beneficial anymore for small and medium-sized companies.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re witnessing a change of the target group for companies like Magently \u2013 the target is not an IT firm from a rich country, but the <strong>end clients who want us to manage their projects<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This is the progress of outsourcing: now you don\u2019t search for a company that will speak with a foreign supplier on your behalf, <strong>but you speak directly with development companies<\/strong>, because they have <strong>matured and are ready to step in<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>I am sure that this is the reason why the companies that previously used cheap workforce from abroad now believe that outsourcing doesn\u2019t make sense. They\u2019re right \u2013 <strong>it doesn\u2019t work for them,<\/strong> because <strong>they are not the target group anymore<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion: Where Are We Now?<\/h2>\n<p>To sum up, I don\u2019t think that outsourcing is dead by any means. I believe that it has changed significantly and <strong>will continue to evolve.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The outsourcing companies have come a long way from cheap manpower to equal partners in the discussion and in today\u2019s world <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/web-editor-confessions\/\" rel=\"noopener\">your location doesn\u2019t limit you<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/hiring-right-tech-talent\/\" rel=\"noopener\">choosing the talented people<\/a> you want to work with.<\/p>\n<p>The old school outsourcing brands can still be found for example in India or China if you want to go to the cheap side, but perhaps <strong>choosing more expensive options can take your company to a whole new level<\/strong> and get you some amazing associates.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover the benefits of software outsourcing and why it works differently. 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