Outsourcing? What is it?
Outsourcing generally refers to the practice of securing services from an external provider. This usually occurs when these services cannot be performed internally. The most common reasons for outsourcing include cost reduction, time savings to gain expertise, or a lack of human resources within the company.
Advantages of Outsourcing Development
- Reduced Initial Costs: When using an external provider, the initial costs of project implementation are usually significantly lower than in-house development.
- Responsibility for Technical Solutions: The external provider takes responsibility for the technical solutions of the project, freeing you from this concern.
- Time Savings: Let your external provider handle tasks where you lack expertise and invest your time in building your business.
- High Level of Expertise: Thanks to working on projects for various clients, your external provider will have extensive knowledge and a high level of expertise across IT technologies, always recommending optimal solutions.
Disadvantages of Outsourcing Development
Compared to an in-house team, there is a higher risk of sensitive information leakage and initial mistrust. However, such information leakage can also occur with an in-house team employee. Therefore, it is essential to address this issue contractually. We ensure contractual responsibility for handling sensitive information and securing your data so it only reaches authorized personnel.
10 Benefits of Development with CoreApp Technologies
- Transparency: From the first meeting, we give you insight into the development process. It's important to us that you know the current status of your project.
- Immediate Start: We have a team of programmers, testers, and project managers ready to dive into your project immediately, avoiding additional recruitment and team creation costs.
- App Testing: Testing at our company is not just a buzzword. Every app undergoes several levels of testing, many of which are fully automated, ensuring the highest possible quality.
- Team Independence: The team comprises professionals and experts familiar with the company processes leading to the successful realization of your application.
- Extensive Development Experience: We've handled various complex and large-scale projects, applying knowledge in development, IT security, and data transfer. Don't hesitate to contact us even if your project seems unusual.
- Flexibility in Development Work: You only pay for our services when you need them. When waiting for the details of the next development phase, you incur no costs associated with the development team's existence.
- Development Infrastructure: We have our own data center with servers, which are not reliant on third parties, providing ample power to run your application on our servers.
- Administrative Order: We ensure that each project has an order with a detailed description of the work scope and estimated time and financial demands.
- Everything in One Place: We provide all necessary services for your project, from UX/UI designers, software architects, programmers, and testers to project managers and hardware for running your application.
- Support Beyond Development: After completing the project, we will sign a service agreement defining the scope of provided services, ensuring your application is maintained and up-to-date throughout its lifespan.
Comparison of Outsourcing vs. In-House Development Team
In-house development means having a team of programmers, testers, and other developers as standard employees within your company. You manage these development teams yourself and are responsible for their technical competency in the given field.
Advantages of In-House Development
- Full Control: You have complete control over the development team and their capacities for development. This eliminates the need for coordination with an external provider's development capacities.
- Freedom in Technology Choice: You can choose the most suitable technology for implementation without needing to consult with an external provider.
Disadvantages of In-House Development
- Higher Initial Financial Costs: You need to handle team recruitment, purchase equipment, and provide the necessary tools for their specialized work.
- Higher Initial Time Costs: It will take longer for a newly assembled team to synchronize and gain knowledge of company processes.
- Risk of Specialist Departure: There is a risk of specialists leaving, which brings additional time and financial costs for finding replacements.
- Fixed Salary Costs: During periods of lower development demands, you still have to pay the same salary costs for all hired specialists.
- Need for Adequate Knowledge: At least at the project's start, and possibly throughout its duration, you need sufficient knowledge of the development issues to manage and coordinate work smoothly.
