Mobile app developers:inhouse or outsource?

1. Mobile App Developers: In-house or Outsource? If you decide to create a mobile application for your customers or staff but do not have in- house mobile app developers, it doesn’t mean that your plans have no chances to be realized. Vice versa! You have at least two options for how you can get what you want. You can either hire such experts or you can turn to outsource. Which option is more preferable for you? If you still haven’t made up your mind, keep reading this article and you will get a couple of weighty arguments that will help you to decide. As you may have already understood both options have some advantages and disadvantages. That’s why let’s have a closer look at least at the main of them. Advantages of in-house mobile development Probably we should highlight from the very beginning that all the benefits that you can find below are mostly for large companies that really can afford to have a development team within its organizational structure. If you are, for example, a fitness startup of 2, it’s quite obvious that hiring developers may be rather troublesome (and absolutely not feasible). But okay, let’s stop these spoilers right now! Key benefits of having developers in your team: ●A better understanding of what your company needs. Though good software companies usually deeply analyze the demands of their clients before proceeding to design and development, they still can’t feel everything from inside. But in-house specialists can. ●Easier communication. If you have developers in your team, you will never have any communication barriers and nothing will prevent your communication. With your team, you will share the same time zone and the same language (as a rule). ●Coordination and management. If you have full-time employees, it is always easier to plan the development process, to introduce changes to it as well as to react to unpredictable situations. Disadvantages of having in-house mobile app developers

2. If you’ve already practically decided to opt for this solution, we strongly recommend looking through the list of some issues that you may face. ●A time-consuming hiring process. When you want to create a mobile app development team within your company, you need to spend time searching for each member of the team. Then it comes for interviews and tests. This cycle may repeat more than once, much more than once. Are you ready to spend time on these processes? ●Administrative and staffing issues. Once you opt for the best candidates to join your company, you still have a lot to do: documents, salaries, paid vacations, sick leaves...The more employees you hire, the more work an HR department has. ●Additional investments. However, if you have in-house specialists, you bear rather quite impressive expenses and not all of them are related to salaries. Please do not forget about equipment, software and licenses that are necessary for your developers. Advantages of the outsourcing model Not ready for all the responsibility that you get when you decide to hire new employees? Let’s check what another option can offer you. ●Flexibility and scalability. Though in this article we do not take a closer look at the forms of collaboration that you can have with external services providers (like outstaffing, dedicated teams and so on), in general, this benefit applies to any form that is available today. You do not need to care about hiring but at any moment when it will be needed, new members will join the project (or the team may be reduced if it is required). ●Cost-efficiency. You pay only for the work done. No need to invest in equipment, staff training and other things that a typical employer usually pays for. ●More free time for other tasks. With an external team, you do not need to allocate your time for planning, management, control, etc. All this will be done for you. But of course, you can always check how things are going on if you wish. Disadvantages of the outsourcing model Is this model as perfect as it seems? Definitely not. ●Communication issues. When you work with external specialists, it can be rather challenging to reach them at any moment you want. Yes, you will definitely have a schedule for calls and in general, you can try to contact them when you wish. However, sometimes it will be not possible. Also do not forget about a potential language barrier and time zone difference. ●Security risks. Quite often entrepreneurs are afraid that when they share their idea with some third-parties, their ideas can be stolen. Theoretically, it may happen, especially if your partner does not follow strict privacy principles. However, if you sign an NDA, your intellectual property will be protected. So, what to choose? It’s only your decision.

3. But if you feel that in-house mobile app developers can be viewed as the best choice for you and now are looking for a reliable team to assist you, we have excellent news. Such a team with strong expertise in mobile app development is already waiting to hear from you. Omertex is always open to fresh ideas, innovations and outside the box thinking. For more information please visit the website and contact specialists from the Omertex team.