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