Outsource It!

Minimizing Team Impact Risks

Transferring even a small portion of your development work offshore can be so traumatic for your team that it defeats the purpose of outsourcing. Think of staff repercussions as potential risks that will require mitigation management. Some of the most significant consequences include the loss of these considerations:

• Team support, respect, and relationships. Even the most open-minded and self-confident employees will worry when you introduce outsourcing, and they should. The practice of gradually replacing even the best company staff with a vendor group is all too familiar. The best risk-mitigation strategy is transparency and honesty—if you can afford it. Personally deliver the message that the organization has ...