What are the advantages of software development outsourcing?

The main benefits of taking advantage of software development outsourcing are interconnected with working with the right talent, getting better value for money spent on development, faster time-to-market, and increased flexibility. Software outsourcing allows companies to focus on their core competencies while leaving software development to trusted software partners, leading to higher-quality outcomes and better customer satisfaction.

How much does it cost to outsource software development?

The cost of outsourcing software development varies depending on factors such as project complexity, scope, and location of the outsourcing provider. Skillsoft's Global Knowledge 2021 IT Skills and Salary Report states that an annual average salary of an IT professional in Poland is $52,000. The rates depend on the countries acting as IT outsourcers. There are also additional benefits of teaming up with a trusted external software partner, like a billing model allowing you to pay for the hours worked and software produced.

How do you successfully outsource software development?

Companies should define project requirements and goals to successfully outsource software development, choose the right software partner, focus on onboarding, establish clear communication channels and project management processes, and conduct regular status updates and quality assurance checks.

What are the best countries to outsource software development?

The best countries to outsource software development depend on cost, quality, cultural fit, and language proficiency. Some popular outsourcing destinations include Poland, India, Argentina, Romania and the Philippines. Each country has its unique advantages and drawbacks, so it's essential to mindfully evaluate each option based on your specific needs and requirements.

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Outsourcing can provide you with more than additional resources

Outsourcing can instantly bring you the talent and skills that often take years for an organization to develop. Its benefits range from technical improvements and new development tools to a major re-engineering of your software development life cycle. Beyond increasing capacity and scalability, a software development partner speeds up software delivery and accelerates digital transformations. By entrusting your software development and innovation to a proven software outsourcing company, you can focus on your core business.

Software outsourcing that’s seamless and efficient

We’re a trusted software partner with cross-functional teams throughout Europe and the Americas. Our technical skills and experience from over 20 years of software development outsourcing means we can navigate you through:

Kickstarting our cooperation

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Establishing ways of working

Transferring knowledge

Managing day-to-day progress

Scaling our partnership

Best practices for working with a software development outsourcing company

Go for teams, not individuals

Building cross-functional teams establishes clear roles and responsibilities, so that experts can take ownership, share knowledge and support your in-house specialists.

Ensure a good cultural fit

Take into account your employees’ buy-in and make sure that the external development team shares your values. A partnership based on mutual understanding, direct communication and reliable transparency delivers real business value.

Onboard smoothly and swiftly

Introduce external team members to your organization the same way you would introduce your own new employees. Make sure they fully understand your business and the goals you hope to achieve with your software development.

Establish effective ways of working

Align your goals with your software outsourcing partner’s competencies. Pay attention to project management, communication, reporting and security.

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Financial services

Boosting growth for a first-time outsourcing client

Software Mind expanded a client’s development capabilities after delivering a pilot project ahead of schedule. Our team introduced test-driven development, implemented CI/CD and supported a migration from a monolithic system to microservices.

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Creating new functionalities with upgraded technologies

As part of our work with Baillie Gifford, the Software Mind team built solutions based on CQRS, Event-Driven Messaging, DDD and REST. Additionally, our experts used domain-driven design practices to understand our client’s domain and provide the best support.

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Extending a Silicon Valley Unicorn’s development capabilities

Our team supported a Silicon Valley unicorn with product development by helping to adopt various improvements, such as an experiment-based Lean Startup approach, Unified Roadmap, refined CI/CD and monitoring practices.

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Boosting the technical capacity of real estate solutions

Software Mind developed new functionalities, maintained software used by our client’s stakeholders, increased technical capabilities and adjusted solutions to accommodate a new call center app, while working with our client to establish effective processes.

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The benefits of software development outsourcing

Scalability

Accessing talent and growing development teams fast enables businesses to upgrade products, exploit opportunities and build new solutions. Since SDLCs should combine speed with quality, companies outsource their software development to a partner that hires from a diverse talent pool, has proven practices for retaining specialists and delivers software rapidly and effectively.

Flexibility

Outsourcing software development is an effective strategy for flexibly growing your IT capacity. Our Time & Materials contract facilitates agile cooperation and ensures that an external team always suits a client’s needs. This can mean augmenting clients’ teams with niche competences on a short-term basis, ramping up or down according to product needs or adjusting a team’s structure.

Expertise

Cooperation with a software partner ensures high productivity in a demanding environment. A reliable software development company adds value through its extensive experience in projects across different industries. This enables companies to maximize their SDLCs, identify bottlenecks in delivery and develop innovative solutions.

Cost-effectiveness

Software outsourcing enables you to control development costs while still driving innovation. A dedicated engineering team helps you maximize operational effectiveness and focus on your core business. Access to niche skills and emerging technologies can lead to new revenue streams and expansion to more markets.

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