Before you decide to do any outsourcing at all, you need to identify which areas of your business might benefit from outsourcing. Then consider the benefits to your organization when outsourcing a particular task. If you already have excellent in-house skills in a particular field, you may decide that that role should remain at home. However, some financial aspects of the business, such as payroll operation, can be done just as effectively and often cheaper by an outside organization. Other common tasks that are outsourced are customer service, technical support and software development. Once you get started you can learn how to outsource almost anything.
An equally important thing to consider is how much training you would need to provide in order for the project to be a success. If the task requires intensive training, is it really worth the expense?
If I was asked how to outsource successfully, I would say that there are three vitally important things to take into consideration.
- Project Planning
- Project Management
- Communication
Project Planning
You would not start a new in-house project without careful planning and the same applies when you think about outsourcing your work.
The project planning stage is where you set the goals and objectives for the project. You should also set time lines and consider all the different scenarios that could cause the project to be delayed. Project planning is basically the foundation around which the project will grow.
During this stage you also need to consider the human resources … Read More