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Which one is better "In-house software development team" or "Software Outsourcing"?

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Date Posted: 2015/04/11
Basheer NP
by Basheer NP , Regional IT Manager , DSV Company For Logistics

This mainly depends3 factors,1.Time2. Cost and3.In-house Talents. If you have in-house talents and the outsourcing cost is very high then recommendation is in-house development.As, you can reduce the support cost and time as well. But, most of the in-house development will take  more time to develop and deploy the application.

Kevin Duncan
by Kevin Duncan , Project manager , Virginia Tech

The answer is this question is dependent of a few factors. Here are some for example:

  1. Whether the required competencies reside "in-house"
  2. What are the potential negative risks or opportunity costs of doing it "in-house"
  3. Will outsouring expose any of my competitive (VRINE) resources to misappropriation or disclosure?
  4. What is the comparative capital outlay for both options?