A Lesson in Outsourcing

Filed in archive Basics on April 8, 2007

In the beginning of any outsourcing deal, companies often outsource because of one reason: cost. Though there are countless number of articles stating that this should not be the case, companies nonetheless still do the same thing.

This is also one of the reason why many outsourcing deals go back home. This article written by Stephanie Overby tells us an important lesson when it comes to outsourcing and in this case, outsourcing in China. Here is an excerpt in the said article:

"Often, the young people in China can't put an issue in context. They'll program directly to specifications, even if that may not be what the user really wants."

If you were able to read the entire article, you could see why cost should not be the main reason for outsourcing. Instead, companies should consider both cost and quality in order to have success in outsourcing deals.