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Looking to accelerate or improve your development efforts through software outsourcing? Here we’ve gathered the most critical information, so you can make an informed decision.
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Nearshore vs. Offshore:
What’s the difference?
Nearshore
Nearshore means outsourcing your software development needs to a company that is a short time distance away, typically between two and four time zones. A nearshore location for the United States would be countries in Latin America.
Offshore
Offshore refers to outsourcing your software development needs to a company in a region more than four time zones away. An offshore location for the United States would be a country like Ukraine or India.
There are dozens of reasons why companies outsource their software development efforts. Here we’ve listed a few of the most important ones:
Why Outsource Software Development?
Gain access to talent in other regions of the world
Labor costs for software developers in the US
Enables focus on your
core business
Save time and money on hiring and training
Flexibility to scale up and down resources
No need to set up a
development infrastructure
Choosing the right software outsourcing model
Generally speaking, there are 3 basic models that companies choose from when outsourcing software development. The proper choice will depend on factors such as project nature, scope, budget, and deadline.
Staff Augmentation
An outsourced team works alongside your internal team to develop software. This type of model places the majority of the responsibility on the client.
Dedicated/Managed Teams
A much broader partnership than team augmentation. The extended team has more responsibility for your project.
Project-based
The outsourcing company oversees the project from beginning to end. The majority of the responsibility is on the outsourcing provider.
Setting up a software outsourcing strategy
Engaging in a software outsourcing relationship is not a decision that should be made lightly. You won’t be successful if you outsource without planning. That’s the reason, before getting started, it is necessary to establish a working outsourcing strategy.
Define your goals
Other than reducing costs, what are other outsourcing objectives for your company?
Determine your
tech profile
Make sure that your vendor has a technological profile suited to your needs
Choose the right engagement model
It will help save time and resources while increasing productivity in the long run.
Establish roles and responsibilities
It will ensure that the work will run smoothly. Both, the in-house and extended teams should know what their tasks should be and who needs to be updated about progress.
Foster a good working environment
Inform everyone about your goals, avoid gossip, and close any cultural gap between your in-house team and your vendor’s team.
Track progress and value
Agree with your partner on key performance indicators that can help you assess the success of the outsourcing model and the relationship overall.
Main benefits of outsourcing software development to Latin America
The pool of Talent
One of the main reasons why US companies chose Latin America as their preferred software destination is the exceptional technical talent. Statistics from HackerRank show that Argentina, Brazil, Peru, and Chile have among the best and most tenacious software developers in the world.
Time-zone
Location is a crucial factor for successful software development outsourcing. Mexico is the only Latin American country that shares the Pacific, Mountain, Central, and Eastern time zones with the US. And while Argentina is over 7,000 miles from the US, it is only one to two hours ahead of the US east coast time, depending on the time of year. Buenos Aires is only four hours behind London and four hours ahead of Silicon Valley
English Proficiency
With 556 points in the latest Education First (EF) Proficiency index, Argentina continues to be the country with the strongest English skills in the region. Buenos Aires and Córdoba scored similar results to other European capitals such as Madrid or Barcelona.
Cost-Effectiveness
A senior software engineer in Latin America is between 50% and 70% cheaper than an engineer with the same skills located within the United States.
Why choose exomindset?
Developing great software requires a team with excellent programming skills. What isn’t always a given, however, is how important it is to hold an entrepreneurial mindset. What makes us different is our ability to translate your requirements into business-led functionalities of future software. It’s the mix of a large pool of talent and a business-savvy culture that translates into excellent software.
Scalability
Agree with your partner on key performance indicators that can help you assess the success of the outsourcing model and the relationship overall.
Agile Partnership
Software outsourcing requires open and transparent collaboration. Agile methodologies help us set up partnerships based on constant feedback and input from both ends.
Technology Expertise
We’re happy to share with you the CVs of our talent base, testimonials, or customer stories that showcase our technical knowledge and the way we work.
Cultural Fit
Outsourcing is similar to a merger or acquisition, that’s why we ensure that cultural affinity is always an important part of the selection process.
Business Savvy
We don’t just evaluate our talents based on their programming aptitudes, but also based on business competencies.
Excellent Communication
Communication is essential to the success of any partnership, even more so when working remotely. We’re equipped with leading communication and project management tools.
Build your dream team with our software outsourcing services