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30 Tips for Successful Outsourcing

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Use a contract

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Make sure you

agree on payment

terms up front

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Don’t pay in fulluntil the job is complete

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to pay the subcontractor in full

and when you plan

Be clear on how

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for the work

Agree on timeline

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in your contract

/non-competition provision

Include a non-disclosure

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will receive project updates

Determine how you

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expectations

Clarify confidentiality

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Build in a “de-bugging” provisionthat identifies a specific period of time

the subcontractor will be on call to fix potential problems that arise

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the project in writing

Clarify the ownership of

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references

Check

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the subcontractor’s portfolio

Review

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skills

Verify

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test project first

Consider a small

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about expectations

Be clear

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request to the subcontractor

details out when relaying the project

Don’t leave any

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in writing

Send all work requests

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if necessary

and regular check-ins,

Schedule an initial call

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throughout the duration

of the project

Be available

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for your books

Track all payments

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Be the middleman

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if appropriate

using a subcontractor,

Tell your client you are

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in your estimate for the client

provided by the subcontractor,

Pad the time estimate

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AND your subcontractor’s work

Be accountable for your work

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of complementary personalities

Don’t overlook the importance

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time

Respect the subcontractor’s

time

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Make sure there is no

communication gap

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Give praise and appreciation

for a job well done

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Ask the subcontractor how it went

at the end of the projectand provide feedback