{"id":375,"date":"2017-12-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.interventure.info\/the-importance-of-visiting-the-outsourced-team\/"},"modified":"2021-03-15T17:21:15","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T17:21:15","slug":"the-importance-of-visiting-the-outsourced-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interventure.info\/blog\/the-importance-of-visiting-the-outsourced-team\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Visiting the Outsourced Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nowadays, numerous companies decide to outsource<\/strong> their software development<\/strong>. However, nearshoring is not only choosing the right software development service partner but also building<\/strong> a personal relationship<\/strong> and verbal communication<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Although Skype and other communication tools<\/a> can be convenient, a so-called \u201ccoffee talk\u201d can be vital for successful collaboration.<\/p>\n

How often should extended teams be visited?<\/h2>\n

\"Team<\/p>\n

Although there is no magic number<\/strong> for visits, getting to know each other and flying over a few times during the project has shown to be very beneficial for both<\/strong> parties<\/strong>. It increases the efficiency of the outsourced team and helps to avoid potential misunderstandings.<\/p>\n

The most important visit<\/strong> is at the beginning of the project. Nearshoring is not about merely hiring remote programmers and expecting the whole project to work out by itself. The importance of a shared understanding of working methodology<\/strong> and overcoming cultural differences<\/strong><\/a> is immeasurable. If this is not carefully thought out up front, the project has a high chance of failure.<\/p>\n

When starting a project with a new outsourced team, it is crucial to be clear about demands and expectations<\/strong>. This, of course, functions both ways due to the mutual understanding that gives the extended team more confidence in a company. Since organising the software development team is much more than solely buying a service, showing effort and interest in personal bonding creates not only a positive atmosphere but also motivates the programmers to work more efficiently.<\/p>\n

Invite your outsourced team to be your guest<\/h2>\n

\"Workplace<\/p>\n

Probably the best way to get an outsourced team to be more familiar<\/strong> with details of company\u2019s work and projects is to have them visit the company<\/strong> itself.<\/p>\n

That way they have an opportunity to be at the core of the most important events and can undoubtedly get a better picture<\/strong> of the company\u2019s working and organisational culture<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Moreover, the benefit<\/strong> of these visits for both sides is exchanging knowledge<\/strong> of how professionals in different countries work.<\/p>\n

Advantages of having an extended team in Eastern Europe<\/h2>\n


\n\"Aircraft<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most European companies that chose nearshoring <\/a>such as Switzerland, Germany, France or the UK, decide to have their outsourced team in Eastern Europe<\/strong>. The advantage of having an extended software development team in Belgrade, Serbia is undoubtedly the fact that the team is not more than a three-hour-flight away. The proximity<\/strong> allows quick visits<\/strong> during the day and still make it home for dinner.<\/p>\n

InterVenture highly values the importance of sending the software developers from Belgrade to the company they work for as well as hosting the visitors.<\/p>\n

Our experience shows that getting to know the outsourced team in person<\/strong> speeds up the transition process<\/strong> and smoothens the communication<\/strong>. Moreover, we genuinely enjoy the experience and have a lot of fun!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nowadays, numerous companies decide to outsource their software development. However, nearshoring is not only choosing the right software development service partner but also building a personal relationship and verbal communication.\u00a0 Although Skype and other communication tools can be convenient, a so-called \u201ccoffee talk\u201d can be vital for successful collaboration. How often should extended teams be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":376,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nearshoring"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.interventure.info\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.interventure.info\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.interventure.info\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.interventure.info\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.interventure.info\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.interventure.info\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.interventure.info\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.interventure.info\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.interventure.info\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.interventure.info\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}