ANALYSIS
Advice for First-Time IT
Outsourcers
Authors: Goce Micevski, Acquisitions Integration Manager, and
Blagoj Kupev, Vice President for Embedded, Seavus
Following the trends on the global markets, at some point,
all companies usually ask themselves is it possible to outsource or near-source part of their IT-related work.
Using resources from external suppliers used by small,
middle-sized, and large companies as well. If a company
has never outsourced before, several aspects should be
taken in consideration:
1.
Defining the reason for outsourcing
There is more than one reason to outsource. One
of them is to increase the market competitiveness
by cutting costs. Another reason is to partner up
with a company that can support the growth from a
technology perspective (sometimes, it can be highly
expensive to build and keep the tech knowledge
in-house, especially if it is not the core business).
2.
Outsourcing only part of the business
The company can have a product, or process that
can be outsourced. But, what part will be ou