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How Agile Roles Help You Manage Risk in Software Development Outsourcing

Written by Piotr Nadarkiewicz | Mar 3, 2020 6:15:00 AM

You’ve got an idea for a product and you’ve decided to hire a software house to help with the development process.

You’re most likely aware that working with an outsourced development team can come with plenty of advantages, including access to expertise, lower costs, and more time to focus on the day-to-day running of your business. 

To make the most of the collaboration, however, you should be mindful of the potential challenges that can come up even in the most successful partnerships and be prepared to counteract them. And while you might be able to pinpoint the issues you are experiencing, the challenges that developers are struggling with are not always very obvious.

If you look closely enough, you will discover that all these issues are interdependent. To tackle your problems effectively, you need to target their root causes. 

What might seem like a complex and insurmountable challenge can be easily remedied with the help of a Scrum Master and a Product Owner

In this article, we will guide you through the process of identifying some of the problems you might be dealing with as a software outsourcing client and how these two roles can help you find relevant solutions.