As your company keeps growing, you will soon realize that you need to hire extra resources, if you want to your organization to grow to greater heights. Getting in extra resources to help you can bring in increased profits and a higher ROI. But have you considered the hidden costs that you have to bear with hiring more resources?
You will have to shell out a large sum of money for infrastructure, technology and training. Apart from the cost, you will also have to spend a lot of time and energy on finding suitable resources and training them on the job. Even after the recruitment process is over, you may still have to face a few management headaches.
If you are on the verge of recruiting new resources, why not consider the option of outsourcing? Outsourcing can help you cut down your operating costs by half and also help you utilize your precious time and energy for building up your business instead of spending it on mentoring new recruits.
Here are few guidelines to help you with outsourcing:
- Make a list of your core and non-core functions. Based on this list, you can decide which processes of your company can easily be outsourced. By outsourcing non-core processes, you can channel your time, effort and money into building your core functions.
- Once you have made up your mind on the process that you wish to outsource, plan on your budget and ask yourself what you actually expect the outcome of these business processes to be.
- Based on the outcome that you expect from the project that you are going to outsource, you can decide on the skill sets that you want to see in your outsourcing partner. Accordingly, you can search for an outsourcing partner, who matches your expectations.
- Search for an outsourcing partner who has expertise in the project you want to outsource. Also, check the level of security and confidentiality that your outsourcing partner offers. Ask your outsourcing vendor for references. Check with these references if the vendor’s work is satisfactory. You can also ask your vendor, to provide you with free trial.
- Make sure you sign a non-disclosure agreement at the start of the project. Also ensure that any agreement decided between you and your vendor is put down on paper, to avoid confusions at a later stage.
By following these simple guidelines, you can make the most of your outsourcing venture and reap the benefits that only outsourcing can offer.
