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In this digital age, businesses are constantly striving to mark their presence across multiple channels. Mobile has emerged as one of the top grossing platforms for businesses. Companies are exploring new opportunities by identifying new ways to connect with customers and clients through mobile apps. This trend has resulted in a sudden surge in the demand of outsource mobile app development services that can help companies align with their needs with minimal effort and time.
Outsourcing mobile app development requirement has surely become a popular route for startups as well as leading enterprises. However, not all of them realize that outsourcing app development is just like a double-edged sword. This blog discusses the simple steps of outsourcing mobile app development needs with a thorough understanding of benefits and associated risks.
Companies must have know-how of all merits and demerits before plunging into the world of outsourcing. At the end of this blog, reader would be able to make an informed decision on how to outsource mobile app development services and how to align it with your needs.
This 3 step approach would help companies in systematically outsourcing mobile app development requirements and getting expected returns on investment:
Step 1: Comprehending Mobile App Requirement
Defining the Purpose of Development: Define the core purpose of building app, i.e. whether you want to develop a business app, entertainment or gaming app or social media app for larger networks. Once the category of app is finalized, you can move ahead to devise a plan on how to serve the purpose.
Demographics & Market Trends: Based on the purpose of development, determine the target audience or group of users for your app. Study the demographics with respect to age groups, gender, tech-savvy, interests, in-app behavior and preferences.
Budget for Mobile App Development: Fix a range of budget that you are willing to invest in outsourcing mobile app development requirements. This budget should be accurately framed by taking reference of similar apps belonging to the same category and the complexity of app you wish to build.
Determining Mobile App Platform: Considering your target audience, decide the mobile platform for which you want the app to be built. The cost of development varies for native Android, native iOS and cross platform apps.
Step 2: Searching for the Right Outsource Mobile App Development Company
Experience: The outsource company you are planning to partner with should have good industry experience of serving clients and delivering successful projects.
Expertise: Only if the outsource mobile app development company has the required expertise in implementing complex features and functionalities in the type of app you are planning to build, they could deliver with perfection.
Portfolio: Do not forget to check out the portfolio of company to understand types of mobile projects delivered by them in the past and success ratio. Portfolio also helps in gauging the quality of work delivered and complexity of projects that the company has handled so far.
Estimated Time of Completion & Cost of Development: While requesting for the quote, ask them for a timeline of app development project to get an estimate of when will the app be available to users and how much would be the total cost of development.
Security Measures for Confidentiality of Critical Information: Ensure to ask for the security measures that the outsource company takes to guarantee its complete privacy. Understand all security measures carefully and sign NDA with the company to avoid misuse of information.
Step 3: Establish App Development Milestones
Once you are decided on outsource mobile app development partner, it’s the time to discuss project milestones. These milestones are major checkpoints in the project that mark the deadline of specific tasks in the development phase.
Setting up milestones guarantees that the project moves ahead as per predefined schedule and in the right direction. It is recommended to set up payment structure in accordance to progression in work. This structure helps in getting app move forward at a consistent pace and ensures its timely delivery.
Final Notes…
The best option is to partner with outsource mobile app development company that understand your business and is flexible to accommodate changes. It is nothing less than a challenge to identify good outsource partner that can align with your organization’s goals and objectives. Do not rush into making a choice; in fact, take your time to evaluate the best partner that has the capability to deliver a successful project.
Hidden Brains is a leading mobile app development company that takes outsource work from clients across the globe. Professionals at Hidden Brains work diligently to overcome the challenges and fulfill all expectations of clients. They are experienced and versatile enough to understand the nitty-gritty of the business.
