3 Risks of Offshore Development Centres (ODCs) Debunked

by The Scalers Offshore Development Teams In India

While Covid-19 led the world to a halt, it also accelerated the adoption of distributed teams like never before. Today, businesses are no longer intimidated about working with a remote team based elsewhere. And that has made the concept of offshore development increasingly popular. For many companies across the globe, the question is no longer ‘should we go offshore?’, but ‘how can we go offshore in the most efficient way possible?’

However, decades of outsourcing software processes to external vendors, only to receive substandard products and services, continue to hamper cooperation across borders. This, in turn, has led businesses to believe that building an offshore development center is a risky move. And rightfully so.

When offshoring first began, it was often confused with outsourcing — a cost-driven model that allowed businesses to hire engineers for one-off projects at a bare minimum. While this seemed like the perfect solution, it resulted in mediocre software and a complete lack of customer focus.

And that’s why we, at The Scalers, offer the new generation of offshoring — Offshore 2.0. It is a model that is built on innovation, transparency, and engineers totally dedicated to your vision and mission. In this piece, we explain our approach to building distributed teams and how we eliminate the risks of offshore development centers. Let’s dive deeper.

1. Office space and working conditions

One of the most common concerns that businesses in the West have about building an offshore development center is the office space itself. Often, there is a stigma that revolves around the working conditions in countries like India, which is enough to breed a dozen different misconceptions about the risks of offshoring.

And in some ways, it really is justified. Outsourcing agencies that hire developers on an ad-hoc basis aren’t too concerned about working conditions or setting up an ergonomic office space for them. After all, it’s only weeks before they get assigned to a different project.

How can you avoid this?

When you’re setting up a dedicated offshore development center, you’re going to be creating an office space that belongs to your offshore team — a handpicked team of developers that are entirely integrated with your business. That means that you get to decide what it should look like!

The Scalers, we understand the importance of a healthy work environment and the impact that it can have on employee productivity and satisfaction. And, that’s why, all our client teams work out of our well-lit modern workspace in the heart of Bangalore — an office with all the latest amenities and the best working conditions. Our collaborative workspace ensures that teams can enjoy their personal space and also have access to common areas where they can kick back and relax.

So if you believe that unfavorable office spaces are one of the risks of offshoring, make sure to partner with the right offshore development company — one that spares no expense in creating a healthy work environment for your offshore team.

2. Security

Cybersecurity is a practice that has gained significant popularity in recent times, and for good reason. And yet, data breaches exposed 4.1 billion records in the first half of 2019. Though this was a global phenomenon, it has led some companies to believe that one of the risks of offshore development centers is the lack of IP protection.

This is an entirely valid concern, with data security being one of the most crucial bedrocks of a business. However, the key here is to understand that a data breach is just as likely to happen with your local team as with your offshore team. And this is because of the lack of security systems to mitigate potential leaks.

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