As the latest survey done in the US, it is seen that Offshore Software Development by building your own team in a country like India is beneficial than outsourcing the development work. For the companies like Matrix Marketers, it’s tough to stick to one condition because suddenly sometimes you have to outsource the work

It all comes to your own choice. If you develop a team of developers with 1-2 years in your far location office just to save money, the quality will definitely be affected. This kind of team will definitely be able to turn your dreams into reality. So, getting the good product developed is critical. But if you’re outsourcing the development work to a good company then you can get your job done without many hassles. The risk, speed, and quality, all three become the responsibility of the company who agrees to do the development (outsourced company). This especially holds good for the cloud based solutions.

On the other hand, offshore development has its set of benefits. Matrix Marketers team is discussing the benefits of developing offshore software development team at a virtual location.

Many times if the parent company is not having any business connection, existing infrastructure, unique cultural background, then it comes really challenging to make the setup and this doesn’t seem to be practical for most of the company owners. The intention of the companies is to avoid complexity, risk, cost and administrative distraction of running a global company, and that’s what building your own offshore development team amounts to.

Establishing your own dev center overseas requires intense focus on all areas. Because it’s hard, distracting, frustrating and expensive. If the parent offshore development company can manage this situation then only he should think of building a dev center.

If you can build a company which can maintain a common culture and professional decorum and similar atmosphere in all the offices then only an offshore development company can have benefited.

Matrix Marketers is an offshore software development company with its head office in New York and service center in India. We have a friendly culture among the employees of both the offices. We are expected to perform at the highest caliber working together with both the teams.

We, as the main company should achieve the positives of offshore talent without the tremendous burden of the negatives. And till you have already developed a company overseas and you know the tactics to survive, you will not be able to avoid the negatives. Allow Matrix Marketers team to share some of the negatives my clients are shared by working with me.

Infrastructure:

When we compare the cost of running two offices, the operations cost in New York is more than the double than the operation cost of the service center in India. The cost of maintaining the team is quite less as compared to the Us office. In general, we can easily think of running a service center at this cost.

Branding:

Branding plays an important role in the promotion of the products. Your brand needs to be established on the internet and should be the first choice at social media. it’s a major undertaking and the expense associated with brand development must be tallied up in media and time, including the opportunity cost of not having an established brand and thus not having available talent when you need it.

While maintaining our service center in India becomes difficult at the time because of less knowledge of the local services available and initially, it was a matter of concern to arrange for things. Now, after some years, we never feel that the teams are sitting apart. The technology has helped us in this scenario. The communication software like Skype, slack, Google Docs always keeps you connected with the other team. Now I can proudly share that my brand has a value in India. Now I can avail and gain the credibility

Talent Attraction & Retention:

Searching and maintaining talent is a great success factor in offshore dev team It is vital to understand the culture in which you’re working; respect and hold an offshore team to the same standards as the onshore team (for good and bad), and provide developers incentives.

To maximize quality you want a diverse dev team. You want some folks who thrive on the very next bleeding edge problem worth solving and others who wake up to refactor, clean up someone else’s mistakes, ensure proper protocol and documentation, etc. So while some coders might respond to a material gift, others might want a big end-of-year bonus, an extra week of vacation, a business/pleasure trip to client headquarters.

Employees need to feel cared for and catered to as individuals and as team members. To meet the team expectations and providing them facilities in a city like New York is really tough even for the established companies. If you’re a start-up in Silicon Valley, support services for your U.S. headquarters will most likely be patchwork or even outsourced. Establishing all that overseas is perhaps an unwise use of time and resources.

Agencies, Outsourcing, Third Parties:

Matrix Marketers believe in integrating on a tech-to-tech level with all members of the team. The incentives shared with employees are on their performance based and the level of equality is maintained. In return, Matrix Marketers is enjoying a healthy and prosperous team with creativity and innovative thoughts. The approach and zeal to software development inspire others.

Best Practices:

While 90% of the offshore development companies have issues but much depends on the strategy which you opt. The communication gaps between two offices are the root cause of failure. You must, in any case, avoid that.

Conclusion

Taking on the establishment of an offshore dev team, for most startups, would, in my opinion, be an intense distraction. Yes, you absolutely must be hands-on with respect to team selection, cultural understanding, communication, compliance, and protocols. But you don’t have to go it alone or do it from scratch.