Outsourcing Web Projects: 6 Steps to a Smarter Business

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Outsourcing Web Projects: 6 Steps to a Smarter Business

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Do you wish that you could take on bigger, more profitable jobs, but don’t feel that you have the time, resources, or technical capabilities to do so? Outsourcing Web Projects: 6 Steps to a Smarter Business provides you with tried and tested techniques that will ensure that you can deliver complex, high quality web projects using outsourced development resource, both on time and on budget!

In this book, exclusively available though SitePoint, Dave Hecker (an outsourcing specialist who consults to Fortune 50 companies) reveals the secrets behind accomplishing successful outsourced web development projects.

Dave leads you through the process of writing a great project specification to advertise your job effectively, selecting the best outsourcing partner, and managing the project to its successful completion.

Along the way, you’ll pick up lots of handy hints—such as simple methods of determining which outsourcing partner is right for you and simple project management tips that will help keep your project on track—gained through Dave’s years of experience in managing outsourced web development work.

"This is a *must* have if you ever thought of outsourcing ANYTHING!" - Danny Froberg, Sweden

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Learn the fundamentals of finding, selecting, engaging, managing, and retaining an outsourcing firm.

Outsourcing Web Projects: 6 Steps to a Smarter Business provides you with tried and tested techniques that will ensure that you can deliver complex, high quality web projects using outsourced development resource, both on time and on budget!

Geographic Eligibility: USA, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom

Publisher: SitePoint

What You Will Learn:

how to draft an effective RFP (Request for Proposals)
where to list your projects to gain optimal response
how to evaluate the portfolios, testimonials, and client lists of potential outsourcing partners
warning signs to watch out for in potential outsourcing partners
how to produce a shortlist of perfect outsourcing partners
how vendors estimate pricing
how to achieve the best prices by being a dream client
why you shouldn’t ask for a discount
how to create a fair and effective written agreement
how to choose between a fixed-price or hourly agreement
how to set a payment scheme and schedule
the secrets of communicating effectively with your outsourcing partner
how to get a troubled project back on track
how to nurture a productive and mutually beneficial working relationship with your outsourcing partner for future projects
the Ten Commandments of the great client
… and much more!