Having flexibility and reducing labour and operational costs are just some benefits of working with an offshore development team. The question now is, how do you start working with them?
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To encourage transparency and regular communication in doing the software projects, scrum ceremonies are held. Scrum ceremonies are meetings that are unique to scrum teams. Scrum ceremonies ensure that everyone working in the IT project is in-sync.
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The role of an IT project manager is very important, especially in today’s companies and businesses. Nothing else can compare to the project management skills that of an IT project manager. Especially when it comes to handling major IT projects, this line of work cannot be compromised by letting anyone handle these projects. A successful IT project manager banks on the fact that he knows the business side of things and coordinates these with the needed technicalities of the project. Basically, the IT expertise of the manager is just one part of the job. He can still be qualified even if he’s not the most superior when it comes to his IT skills. Although a deep understanding of such is a requirement, it shouldn’t be the defining skills of a project manager. Instead, it’s the ability to marry the business and technical side. This is where the overview of the general role of an IT project manager revolves. Aside from this, here’s how a project manager can be of significant importance to a business or company. Makes strategic planning for the business Planning is one thing, but doing it strategically will define your business’ growth. A good IT project manager knows very well how he can provide the right vision and direction to the team. These are all needed when doing a project since it will define the team’s efficiency when it comes to reaching milestones for the project. With strategic planning, the manager will also be the one to allow the right number of persons working on a certain part of the project and the needed resources. It is the goal of the IT project manager to make sure that everything – from the workers, time, and monetary resources – are allocated properly to ensure the overall workflow and efficiency of work done on the project. Control the scope of the project Most of the time, especially with bigger IT projects, most employees get sidetracked with what they have to do. This is also applicable when a certain company handles more than one project in a given time. An IT project manager controls the scope of a specific project and makes sure that the work being done is aligned to the demands of the project. The scope of the project will also be discussed regularly during meetings to make sure that everyone is working on the same page, geared towards a unifying goal. Addresses the risks Every IT project has its own set of risks. This applies to every IT project, no matter how well-planned and thought-of the project is. It’s also the reason why an IT project manager should have a background on what the industry is all about. Usually, these risks come from the technicalities. Hence, it can only be addressed by a leader who knows how to go about these technicalities. Upon project planning, the work of an IT project manager will also help when it comes to determining the potential risks. In this way, even if the project is still in the planning stage, there are solutions set in place should the team encounter such problems. Addressing the potential risks early on the project will help in its overall efficiency. Bottomline These are three things that an IT project manager can do for a company’s IT project. Whether the project is big or small, there has to be someone in charge of overseeing the technical and business side of the project. Having both someones who is technically capable of the project, is a good leader, and knows how to manage the resources effectively will be a good starting point when working with an IT project. Flexisource IT provides project management, particularly related to the IT-industry. We see to it that our best team of project managers offer you the best solutions when it comes to handling your company’s projects. Let us handle it, so you don’t have to! Don’t just outsource it, Flexisource IT!
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You might be needing an application or a certain framework to run your business. It may either be created starting from scratch or just needs to be maintained for the duration of your business operations. Whatever its purpose may be, it’s undeniable that you’ll need one to make sure that your business will go smoothly. Investing in these developments will make things a lot easier for the business. You can have these systems specified by helping increase your website’s foot traffic, manage the queries of your customers, or effectively arrange all the shipping needs for your products. Software development on its own is already a hard job to do in an office-based, full-time setting. Due to lower labour and operation costs, many companies choose to work with offshore software developers rather than to have it in-house. With that, you can say that outsourcing software developers to handle your software development needs can significantly contribute to your business’ growth. As great as this opportunity may sound, there still might be some inhibitions on your part. Given the nature of the job, you’d think that it’s hard to manage the team from far away. You might consider communication and time difference to be some challenges of hiring offshore software developers. In reality, it takes effort and right individuals to make sure that the job gets done properly. Here are some effective tips that you can do to manage an offshore software development team. Share your business vision You may not be able to see offshore software developers face-to-face, but that doesn’t mean that this will be a hindrance to communicating your goals and vision for the company. This is probably the most important part and the foundation of the whole project. As the owner, you will have to share your business’ vision to your development team. This is so they could understand where you’re coming from and what you’re trying to do for the business. You can think of it as a step to make sure that you and your offshore software developers are on the same team. It will also help that you work with a developer that shares the same vision as yours. Doing so will definitely create significant impacts on the results of your project. Create an open environment It’s true that one of the greatest barriers to working with offshore software developers is communication. It shouldn’t be a deal-breaker for you. Better communication will help bridge this gap. The more open the lines for communication are, the higher chances that you and your team is going to succeed in this project. To do this, you have to make sure that the method of how you’re going to communicate ideas, problems, and other related things are clear to your developers. Communication goes both ways and it should start with you as the boss. Once you made your thoughts clear to your software developers, they should be able to translate your vision into outputs. Even if you’re the owner, you should be able to be flexible in terms of learning from your team. Besides, there’s quite possibly a lot of technical things that you’re not familiar with. With that, you would want to build a working environment wherein everyone can pitch in their ideas. It will help to keep your communications line open, and for you to vocalize that every person can share what they think will be beneficial for the business. After all, what makes a good team, may it be offshore or not, is proper communication among its members. Provide all the tasks You might not know it, but oftentimes, offshore software developers can work really fast. Use this to your advantage by giving your team a full list of tasks. While giving out two to three tasks a day is a great management strategy, you don’t have an exact method of checking how much time they spend in doing these tasks. You can also utilize project management tools like Asana, Slack, or Trello to help streamline the given tasks. This will also be an advantage to you since you get to check their progress. So, just to make things a lot easier on both ends, you can provide them with a full list of what they will have to do for the week. It also saves you a lot of time giving them new sets of instructions every now and then. It’s also a good thing for your business since it increases your employee’s productivity and efficiency. These are just some simple yet effective ways on how you can manage offshore software developers. If you need one, Flexisource IT has a great set of skilled offshore software developers. We see to it that they are the best in what they do so you won’t have to worry about it. Contact us today to know which service will be suited for your business needs!
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