When UK based companies need software development work, they have 3 distinct choices. Firstly they can manage the whole project in house, however unless the company has a large development department, this is not really a viable option.
The second option is to go with a UK based company. The benefits of this are mainly down to ease of communication, and trust in parting with money for ‘milestones’ throughout the project.
The problem with using UK based software development companies is obvious however… COST. UK software development can cost a small fortune, and is all too often out of the budget of an average SME.
This leaves the third option – Offshore Software Development.
Whilst it is certainly true that outsourcing your software development projects to an offshore company is cheaper, there are certain inherent risks with such undertakings.
For one, finding a company that will actually do the work, rather than just take your money and run is a problem in itself, once over that hurdle though, the fun really starts!
Companies abroad will quite frequently bid of work that they don’t actually have the correct skill set for, and if they win the project, they will go out into the cheap workforce in their area to ‘buy in’ the staff needed. This can have disastrous effects on the quality of work. Poorly optimised code, frequent errors and sometimes even whole project re-designs are not uncommon with outsourced software work.
A new, smarter approach to outsourcing software development
In the UK there are now companies putting themselves in a position to solve the issues associated with software outsourcing. Suaju.com for example, are leaders in offshore software development. They offer UK companies a professional, UK based, UK managed outsourcing service.
For those looking to outsource software development projects this is great news, they can have a UK based company work with them to develop their software project brief, and then the UK company will move the project forwards using its professional, pre-screen and established international workforce – completely taking away all barriers and problems previously associated with offshore development.
Because suaju.com use an international workforce, their prices are much more competitive than most other UK based companies, yet because they are UK based themselves, you are guaranteed great communications throughout, and a stress free, swift and professional service from start to finish.