IDG Contributor Network: How to successfully outsource software development

Software development is challenging even in the best of circumstances. When your company is considering hiring an outside firm to do your development, it is incumbent upon you and your entire staff to make sure the project comes together without stumbling over obstacles that shouldn't have become problems in the first place.Key to any technical endeavor is planning and expert analysis of where a project is headed, and how it is going to develop. While management of the process is important, plan