The world is changing, and we can not deny that. The pandemic, COVID-19 and a big step into digitalization introduced many changes not only in personal life but also in the functioning of a business. All those factors influenced the IT sector because business owners had to look for specialists who had created company special and personalized software. The high prices of those processes made many CEO decide to choose the cheaper versions, which is the outsourcing of IT services.
What outsourcing is?
Have you ever heard about outsourcing? For those who haven’t – outsourcing is a process where a company, or start-up hands down tasks, functions, projects or processes to realization to another external company. Thanks to outsourcing, you as a leader can focus on more important tasks. You can also sleep peacefully because your projects are in specialists’ hands.
Business models of IT outsourcing
The business model of IT outsourcing can be very varied. Most of all, they’re matched to the needs of clients. Business models can be indifferent in such sectors like:
- scope of service,
- the pricing models,
- degree of control over the outsourced function.
Project-base outsourcing
The first of the business models of IT outsourcing is project-based outsourcing. This business model is also perfect for everyone who doesn’t know application building. It’s recommended to the founder of start-ups or companies who wants to use new technologies and solutions, but don’t know how to do that. Here all work is done by programmers from conception to delivery. They are responsible for building your product. Your function is only to tell the specialist what you need and what is your expectation, the rest specialists do.
The main advantages of that choice are:
- More time to deal with different tasks, than that one project,
- Don’t have to employ developers,
- No worrying about salary, allowances and benefits, office space or administrative costs,
- The project manager takes care of management during the process of creating software,
- Raptors about project realization,
- The ability of team management.
IT staff augmentation/ team extension
That business model is for those who want more control over the project. Meanwhile as a leader, you chose an outsourcing service provider and through that, you hire specialists you can manage. Here you chose your IT specialists. For instance this model is for every company which has a team of programmers working on a project but want more specialist for faster development.
Advantages of team extension:
- A well-worked and talented group of experts,
- Full flexibility – the possibility of fast team scaling,
- Easy way of replacing programmers,
- Lack of administrative costs,
- Specialists are assigned to your project.
Dedicated team
The dedicated team is recommended to companies who need new technological abilities. IT specialists are chosen exactly for the project and hired for long-term work. This model works very well in projects which are changeable in a matter of time or tasks. If you are a leader in a company working on a big project-that business model is excellent for you.
Choosing that model, you can get a lot of advantages, such as:
- Working with experts,
- Programmers know each other and that translates into greater efficiency,
- Lower costs – no need for the recruiting process,
- Lack of additional costs connected with hiring new employees,
- Full scalability and effectivity,
- Clear management of resources.
Body leasing IT
In that model, an intermediary between the CEO and programmers is an outsourcing service provider. They are responsible for negotiating the best deal, and the agreement adequate to your needs. This option is great for everyone who needs immediate IT specialists and doesn’t have time for the recruitment process. In this model, you decided who you want to hire.
The advantages of body leasing IT are:
- Focusing on the company and tasks, not on the recruitment process,
- Lack of problems connected with hiring people,
- Easy way to gain new employees without effort.
Choosing an IT outsourcing business model in addition should be matched perfectly to the type of your enterprise and your needs. We as a technological company take care of outsourcing and know how important the job is.
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