Other ServicesOffshoring. Offshoring is the practice of hiring an external organization to perform some business functions in a country other than the one where the services are actually developed. Reasons for offshoring are usually access to more available competence, lower cost or better quality. Or a combination of those. Offshoring is a possible way of achieving increased cost efficiency, but leaving business critical tasks to an unknown environment might also imply a risk. The following up would be a critical factor, likewise quality and competence within the organization responsible for performing the functions. Computer program development is an area well suited for offshoring and Assiti is now performing an evaluation of possible partners in India and Ukraine. |