| Formulation of a feasible and solid outsourcing | | | | percentage as compared to financial and transport |
| strategy is one of the most important prerequisites | | | | sector companies, on account of their more |
| for establishing successful offshore outsourcing | | | | exposure to outsourcing. |
| services. Outsourcing involves resource and process | | | | Adopt The Industry Best Practices |
| rationalization, internal re-organization and effective | | | | Organizations that outsource call center requirements |
| communication within the organization for it to | | | | concerning application development work should |
| function with positive returns. | | | | employ automated analysis of code for auditing it |
| Safeguarding Against The Risks Involved | | | | during the time when it is delivered. It has been |
| In today’s increasingly competitive world, | | | | found that most of the leaders in public and retail |
| organizations are in a pursuit of pushing out their | | | | sectors employ such code scanners for getting the |
| custom development needs related with software | | | | source code audited. Studies indicate that many of |
| applications to outsourcing services. Hence, it is | | | | the financial firms do not follow this practice, thereby |
| extremely important that strict software security | | | | not safeguarding themselves from the vulnerabilities |
| measures should be incorporated into the contract | | | | of cross-site-scripting, which leaves a serious security |
| for the purpose of creating metrics and processes | | | | hole in their applications. All the best practices should |
| that ensure the fulfillment of these requirements. | | | | be consistently used by the organizations for the |
| Contract Should Be Rightly Defined | | | | purpose of getting the success and profitability of |
| Outsourcing contracts should have strict security and | | | | their future projects ensured. |
| functional requirements for the purpose of reducing | | | | Communication Plan Should Be Developed |
| risks related with delivery of below-par applications, | | | | Communication plan is an important ingredient of |
| and increasing control. | | | | outsourcing strategies. The plan should effectively |
| Process Should Be Properly Defined | | | | convey the intent of outsourcing, and its approach |
| Industries having a good amount of experience with | | | | and consequences within the firm horizontally and |
| the outsourcing services are more likely to enjoy | | | | vertically. The plan also lays out the process of |
| success and satisfaction by outsourcing their | | | | selecting offshore locations and maintaining the |
| processes to be handled offshore. Public sector and | | | | business continuity by minimizing the risks with the |
| retail industries have experienced high success | | | | help of a clear transition plan. |