We need to admit that in the past twenty years, the growth of IT has played a crucial role in globalization. The field that got the best opportunities with the rise of IT and the internet is the field of IT itself. The Offshore Web Development and software development companies got to experience immense growth when they were able to cater to clients they hadn’t even met before.
In fact, they never need to meet them in person. Providing software/web development services online to people sitting in other countries or continents is what we call offshore web development services.
Today, people have multiple reasons to choose an offshore web development service over getting it from a local development company, money is the biggest of them all. Offshore web development services have become popular mainly because they are affordable and lead you to field experts. So getting it done by the experts, that too, at low prices, makes offshore web development services a suitable choice for people.
Why Choose Offshore Web Development Services?
The major reasons that make offshore web development services the first choice for companies are as follows:
Cost-Effective: Small or big, every company wants to save extra money on their budget. The foremost benefit of using an offshore development service is that one saves about 25 percent or more when compared to hiring an onshore or near-shore company.
There is no responsibility for setting up a separate office, carrying out R&D, installation of systems, and licensed software, as all these things are done by the hired offshore company itself. So there is a lot that a company saves on the various tasks.
Along with that, there are no in-person meetings, so there are no traveling or hotel, or conference hall expenses as well. The team hired is very skilled but very inexpensive, saving a lot of cash for the company.
Also, the offshore team works on an hourly or per-week plan, such that you only pay them when the real work is done, not when the month ends, even if the team were idle for one week or two. On the other hand, as the team gets paid on the basis of the work done, they are bound to provide quality work only.
Skilled Team and Quality Service: Despite being inexpensive, the offshore development team is skilled and experienced. They know their job and how to make a perfect plan to achieve the desired goals. Being paid on the basis of their work makes them focus on quality. So they are reliable and you can expect the best of the work in or before the time given. Also, they are available 24 hours a day, so you can contact them whenever you feel the need to.
Time-Saving: Once you have hired an offshore team, you are free from the responsibility of planning, researching, developing, and testing. All the work is done by the team itself. So you can focus on the core of your business. You just need to stay updated on the status of the tasks being carried out. Since each task has got a separate individual or team working on it, the possibility of completing the work in or before time is always high.
Low Risk: As soon you have hired an offshore company for your project, you will feel the ease of handling the project, as an offshore company takes almost all of the responsibility of the project. They also take responsibility for the risk related to the project development, so their planning makes things fall into place and coordinate. Having a skilled team onboard lowers downs the risk to a greater extent for both parties.
Choosing an Offshore Web Development Company
By choosing the offshore web development company, you are free to focus on the core purpose of your business. But choosing one is not a very easy task. You need to go through a certain process to finalize people you can trust with your project. You can include the following steps in your process of finding an offshore company that fits your requirements:
Research: Though having a skilled team helps you get rid of the responsibilities of handling the project and leading it to certain goals, hiring that skilled team itself is a hectic task. The team being an offshore company, it is difficult to figure out which one among the pool of companies is best suited for your project.
The basic step is to go to Google or the search engine of your choice and type “Best Offshore Development Company” in “the area you are looking in” (for instance, India, Europe, or America, etc.).
You will get multiple results, and here you have to work smartly. Make a list of companies, offering similar services as you want for your development process and shortlist a few based on the services they offer, the technology they use, their experience, and their past work.
Another method of finding a good team is by asking your colleagues from the field or your friends, or you can simply go through industry-related blogs or software development directories to look for a good offshore development company.
After that, you need to go through the websites, and portfolios on the websites of the shortlisted companies. You can also talk to them through any of the means mentioned on their websites to clear out your queries. After finalizing a few, you need to set up an interview and see if they fit your requirements.
Interview: The interview process includes knowing more about the teams you are interested in. You can talk briefly about your project and see what they have got to solve your problem.
You must be ready with questions related to the “budget”, “technology”, “the team’s experience with a similar project as yours”, “their short-term plan for handling the project: “the number of people who will be handling the project”, etc. These questions and good responses to them will help you in finalizing the people who you think are capable of handling your project.
Setting up Communication Medium: After finalizing the team, you need to set up a good communication medium between you and the development team. Since the team is working from out of the country and online, there is a possibility of a language barrier.
So there must be a person (a project manager), on both sides, who will carry out the process of communication. The project managers of both sides will communicate things like the progress, the change in requirements, the change in time of completion, testing procedures, etc., for both parties. You also need to choose a secure method of online communication.
Offshore web development companies have skilled teams and great exposure to the industry, so it is always beneficial to choose one for any software development project.
Talking about offshore web development companies, Xornor Technologies is one of such leading web development companies based in India, a provider of offshore web development services to its clients from across the globe. The company has got a skilled team of web and software developers along with experienced testing experts.
If you are looking for a good offshore software development team or are curious about the process of offshore web development, feel free to contact the team Xornor.