With the rising cost of hiring developers in many countries, outsourcing software development is more popular than ever. However, the places companies are outsourcing their work to is quickly changing, and Romania is becoming increasingly prominent. The question is, why?
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Cost is important, quality is even more important.
In the past, outsourcing meant getting work done for cheap in places like India, and fixing the inevitable bugs later. However, the cost of outsourcing to India and similar markets has increased significantly over the past few years. As a result of higher rates in India, many companies are now looking to outsource their work to places that offer onshore quality work, at rates that are now comparable to India. Outsourcing to Romania, more often than not, enables companies to achieve this balance.
Companies are looking to build strong teams.
Many companies are increasingly focused on building strong development teams, and given the inevitability of outsourcing, companies are looking to work with outsourced developers that can be well integrated with their in-house teams. Compared to service providers in more traditional outsourcing markets, Romanian outsourcing companies, such as our own, place a high emphasis on the relationship between clients and individual developers.
Effective communication is key.
Outsourcing companies and developers in traditional markets, such as India and Southeast Asia have a reputation of saying “yes” to a client’s requests without question, and under delivering due to a lack of effective communication during the course of a project. Many companies are looking for partnerships that bring more to the table, and many Romanian service providers are going out of their way to facilitate effective communication and dialogue with their clients.
In short, companies around the world are looking to “upgrade” their outsourcing partnerships, and Romanian companies are offering an upgraded overall level of service. This is making Romania an increasingly prominent outsourcing destination.