Evaluating prospective partners for outsourced software product development? Before you start a technology partnership with a software firm with your product idea and vision, an extensive evaluation of all the prospects will be required for an informed beginning.
Developed for product companies, ISVs & Enterprises looking for a reliable software development partner, this guide will cover:
How Software Advisors and Assistants are different from Software Development Partners (Characteristics of an ideal Software Development Partner).
The factors that should be considered while evaluating software development partner for your business.
Things to consider post selection and initial stage of engagement.
An ideal Software Development Partner will not just play a delivery or management specific role, it will put efforts to catapult your business to a great extent.
It is important to understand that no partner is perfect and 100% fault proof, but what makes them stand out is how they deal with cases that go wrong, make sure they have a mechanism in place for malfunctions.
It is important to look beyond pricing, towards real issues like software quality, track-record of the company, trustworthiness, client satisfaction level, process, expertise & experience, and satisfaction.