Offshore Outsourcing Best Practices Increase Your Profit Margin

Written by Rich McIver


When your company is forming long-term offshore outsourcing relationships with another company,repparttar foundation ofrepparttar 135452 success of this venture should be laid duringrepparttar 135453 negotiation period itself. The centerpiece of this negotiation period isrepparttar 135454 Service Level Agreement.

The aim of outsourcing is to gain value forrepparttar 135455 host organization. There are several contrasting views however regarding how to maximize value and minimize risk by outsourcing. The following best practices can serve as a guide when structuring your SLA, and then implementing and maintaining a relationship withrepparttar 135456 chosen provider.

Five Golden Rules For Offshore Outsourcing

1. Develop enduring relationships between key management personnel.

The usefulness ofrepparttar 135457 relationship betweenrepparttar 135458 key management personnel of both teams depends on good understanding and strong working ties between them. Studies on outsourcing success stories have demonstrated that working chemistry in management and peer friendships among employees have proved to be important determinants in forming long-term relationships that yield real value.

2. Present a Quantifiable Objective.

A useful performance criterion includes quantifiable objectives and clarifies expectations ofrepparttar 135459 quality of service. If you can get ahold of SLAs for comparable projects, they will serve as reasonable starting pointsóbut remember, these are negotiable. In any event, ensure that exact objectives and expectations are included inrepparttar 135460 SLA and are understood by both organizations prior to implementation.

Outsourcing - Is it for my business?

Written by Jakob Jelling


There are definitely advantages, but make sure you make an informed decision!

There are a lot of advantages to outsourcing, however, there are also some disadvantages. Since this is such a huge issue, and such a large decision for you to make regarding your company, you should make sure that you take a good look at both sides ofrepparttar issue before you make your decision. Make sure you know exactly what you stand to gain or lose by outsourcing your work.

First of all,repparttar 135431 advantages of outsourcing for your business are that you'll be able to get some ofrepparttar 135432 less important jobs done for cheaper. For instance, if you're finding that you do not have enough money in your budget to make necessary changes in order to keep your business afloat, then you should probably find a way to reducerepparttar 135433 amount of money that you're spending.

Another advantage of outsourcing is that there are actually other companies and places where you can getrepparttar 135434 work done better than you are already in your own company. Not only that, but if you have a company that requires a large number of different products or services in order to function, it might take less time for you to find a good outsourcer than it would take you to train new people.

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