Companies must adapt to changing markets. In the information technology industry, software projects have varying, disparate requirements. Businesses often need to scale their software development staff in order to maintain or gain competitive advantage.
The usual solution is either to outsource an entire project, or to hire project contractors to fill gaps. These solutions come with advantages and disadvantages.
The decision to outsource is often made to lower costs, to focus on core competence, and to use resources more efficiently. However, outsourcing can lead to lack of control, miscommunication, and inflexibility.
And although hiring project contractors gives control over the project at a lower cost, and communication is handled more easily, it may not be the right move when the requirements fluctuate or become erratic.
Insourcing: the perfect solution
24/7 International offers the perfect solution to problems that come with changing markets, and which cannot be solved by simply outsourcing or hiring project contractors.
Insourcing, a unique 24/7 International concept, is an innovative alternative solution to application development. It’s about providing customers managed and deliverables-oriented teams onsite.
Insourcing is a cross between software development outsourcing and project-based contractor recruitment. Through insourcing, 24/7 provides quality service that is deliverables-based, scalable, and cost effective. Insourcing combines the advantages of outsourcing with the control, flexibility, and transparency of project-based contractors.
An Insourcing Pioneer
24/7 International is a community of software professionals with expertise in different technologies and areas of software development. With insourced teams onsite, working side by side with customers, quality is not a black box. The clients’ project managers clearly see the number and quality of those involved.
The attitude of 24/7 International’s insourcing teams is also distinct. Taking pride in their work, insourced teams are accountable to themselves and to their colleagues. Quality is ensured by the teams’ orientation to provide deliverables-based service.
Work Tanks for Think Tanks
Essentially, 24/7 International’s managed and deliverables-oriented teams, operating onsite, are work tanks of the customers’ think tanks. These teams bring the advantages of outsourcing and hiring project contractors, without the disadvantages.