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For a long time, talking about software outsourcing seemed accessible only for a certain budget and therefore a certain size of company. From now on, the question is no longer whether your company can do outsourcing, but rather what needs depending on the maturity of the project. Here are some questions to ask yourself and food for thought to prepare, or not, your software or web & mobile application outsourcing properly. To see more clearly, we interviewed Cyrille Adam, co-founder of Yield Studio , a development studio that breaks the codes of the coding professions, by building products of high technical quality .
What is development outsourcing?
Outsourcing: definition
When we talk about software development outsourcing , we are talking about entrusting the launch of a digital product to an expert in the field. Many services can be included in the definition. It is in fact an umbrella term which also covers:
design & ideation
web or mobile development
the product and technical vision
How does software development outsourcing work?
Concretely, and as with any outsourcing, development outsourcing works with different stages of preparation of the collaboration, up to the post-delivery review and the final corrections. Without forgetting the rest of the events: corrective and/or evolutionary maintenance, team internalization, etc.
There can be as many ways of working as there are collaborations, but we can summarize 2 main types of operation.
Agile : the delivery method by sprint, which gives rise to regular deliveries and reviews (1 or 2 weeks) . This method allows us to quickly confront features with the market and thus be able to bounce back in the following sprints.
V cycle or Waterfall : Block development, which simply consists of letting the service provider develop from A to Z the product for which you have mandated them, starting with complete specifications and review meetings to let the collaboration start well. This mode of development is used less and less because it gives rise to deliveries that are too late, poorly received by stakeholders and often far too far from market expectations.
Who is outsourcing software development and programming for?
Outsourcing was previously reserved for established companies. With the explosion in the number of agencies specializing in development, any type of company can now apply for this type of outsourcing.
However, we can distinguish different categories of companies that can call on a service provider for development outsourcing:
Companies in the initial structuring phase which therefore need expertise in the creation of their site or application
Companies undergoing restructuring or in need of external expertise to improve their product, app site, etc.
Companies wishing to develop their own software for their internal operations, for example, or to add a new branch to their activity
Benefits of Development Outsourcing
The benefits of software outsourcing and advantages of development outsourcing are the advantages of any outsourcing, namely:
Loss of autonomy and possible technical dependence on another company
Who should you entrust with your software development and programming outsourcing? Criteria and steps
Like any outsourcing, entrusting all or part of your development to an external service provider is not done lightly. It is appropriate to establish selection criteria, in order to find the pearl who will meet all your needs and with whom daily collaboration will be fluid. Once the service provider has been selected using these criteria, establishing a collaboration roadmap using predefined steps will help you frame this key outsourcing for your business.
Which profile for which need?
The idea here is to start from the maturity of the project in order to identify the different needs and therefore profiles to be requested.
What selection criteria for your development outsourcing?
To make your search for a service provider and above all a good selection, you have the choice between different criteria. Not all of them will be important for every company or outsourcing project in development, it is up to you to select and weight according to the importance of each criterion. “At Yield Studio, for example, we are convinced that the quality of the code and the quality of the support and collaboration are just essential for a successful collaboration” explains Cyrille.
Here are some fundamental and secondary criteria for choosing the partner
The fundamental selection criteria:
Experience and references in your sector of activity. Consider consulting customer reviews on trusted third-party sites and asking for references. For example, you can read Yield Studio customer reviews on Trustfolio.
