FAQ - Hurdles in Offshoring

Assuming that you are convinced that offshoring can help your business, now the questions are about how to go about it.

Readiness

There is a certain amount of operational preparation required before a company can leverage offshoring.

The key preparation steps are:

• Setting the vision for the steady-state of offshoring

• Identifying non-essential activities that can be offshored

• Streamlining and documenting the processes

• Finding the right partner for offshoring

Typically companies involve the offshoring partner at the tail end. We recommend that we partner with you at the start of the process so that we can be of more value add to you and to eleminate the risks with more proactive planning.

Planning

The key to offshoring success is planning out the complete process from piloting to scaling up. It is ideal to have a pilot process to handle any process refinements.

Planning in advance ensures that appropriate tools are used and processed are defined.

Flawless execution

Plans do have a chance of going offtrack. That is why visibility, monitoring, and course corrections are important. For flawless execution, it is important to have visibility into how the work is completed for all the stakeholders. With visibility and regular reviews, course refinements can be made to ensure we are meeting our offshoring goals.