| What is it?Outsourcing is the delegation of | | | | pressure to do more for less.But some |
| tasks or jobs from internal production to an | | | | companies do take the risk because of the |
| external entity (such as a subcontractor). | | | | high potential. They mostly outsource the |
| Recently the term is being used for | | | | least connected to bussiness parts of the |
| delegation to countries where salaries are | | | | product cycle chain such as development. For |
| very low in order to cut the costs. Still, | | | | small companies offshore development by |
| most of the outsourcing that occurs today | | | | freelances can cut costs but is not easy to |
| still occurs within the country boundaries. | | | | manage and has many risks.Eastern EuropeDo |
| Why? Delegation to eastern countries can | | | | you know that most IT projects don't fail |
| bring several obstacles. Finding a reliable | | | | because of IT reasons? The highest reason on |
| and suitable partner is a hard task. In order | | | | the scale is the business understanding |
| to benefit from outsourcing without a huge | | | | problem. Please check any study you wish to |
| risk you need reliable partner, company or | | | | confirm that. Bringing new organizational |
| individuals. Selection process is hard due to | | | | risks might be much more dangerous then you |
| cultural differences such as completely | | | | think. On the other side, cutting costs has |
| different education and people's skill set. | | | | high potential. Is it possible to live with |
| Salaries are low in undeveloped countries | | | | all those? We think it is, and that is the |
| where the market is undeveloped and the | | | | reason why we suggest outsourcing to Eastern |
| definition of an expert is different. Last | | | | Europe over outsourcing to India. Outsourcing |
| but not least, despite the new age | | | | to far East brings many new risks: cultural |
| communication technology people still must | | | | barrier makes it harder to understand the |
| have live meetings in certain situations | | | | business gols, time-zone difference makes it |
| which may be very expensive and takes time to | | | | hard even to make an online meeting. We |
| organize. Buying services is necessarily | | | | suggest outsourcing to Eastern Europe. Last |
| considered outsourcing. Outsourcing always | | | | but not least, when you need a live meeting |
| involves a considerable degree of | | | | it's easy to fly.Milan Kosanovic is an IT |
| co-ordination and information | | | | professional. He has worked in many different |
| exchange.Because of a high risk of | | | | countries as an IT professional and is a |
| organizational problems, co-ordination and | | | | coauthor of several IT books. He has gained |
| communicational obstacles (time zone | | | | several internetionaly reconginzed |
| difference brings many), lack of business | | | | certificates such as: Microsoft Certified |
| understanding in eastern contries, cultural | | | | Trainer, Microsoft Certified Application |
| differences, physical distance, not enough | | | | Developer, Microsoft Certified Database |
| trusted and reliable partners etc. many | | | | Administrator, Microsoft Certified Systems |
| companies will not take the risk to outsource | | | | Administrator, Microsoft Certified MSF 3 |
| outside the country despite the big market | | | | Practitioner (Microsoft Solution Framework). |