This document outlines 8 common mistakes made in development outsourcing projects, including going into a project without a technical advisor, having unclear demands, accepting a fixed price without considering conflicts of interest, poor communication during the project, and not planning for post-launch support and maintenance. It provides tips to avoid these issues such as creating wireframes, getting hourly estimates, watching for unrealistic timelines or pricing, and establishing support packages for after project completion.

1. 8 MISTAKES IN
DEVELOPMENT
OUTSOURCING

2. WHAT WE WILL TALK ABOUT

3. Boris Dinkevich

4. ABOUT US
Dream Development Team
HTTP://500TECH.COM

5. # 1
GOING TO TRIAL WITHOUT A LAWYER

6. #1
TAKE A TECH ADVISER WITH YOU

7. #1
BAD ADVISER
Too much planning
Bad technology

8. #1 FIND TECHNICAL PEOPLE IN MEETUPS

9. #2
WRONG PROVIDER

10. #2 WATCH OUT FOR RED FLAGS

11. #2 UNREALISTIC SCHEDULES OR PRICING

12. #2 WATCH FOR THOSE WHO JUST NOD!

13. #2 WHO'S GOING TO DEVELOP?

14. #3 UNCLEAR DEMANDS

15. #3 CREATE WIREFRAMES

16. #3 CONSULT WITH UX EXPERT

17. #3 DON'T OVERDO
150 Pages is not a good design doc for a startup

18. ARE YOU READY FOR SOME TRUTH ?

19. #4 BAD DESIGN

20. #5 DEMANDING FIXED

21. #5 FIXED = CONFLICT OF INTEREST

22. #5 FIXED = YOU PAY MORE

23. #5 WHATS THE OTHER OPTION ?
HOURLY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY

24. #5 HOURLY ESTIMATE CAN BE WRONG!

25. #5 PRICE IN ISRAEL
200-300nis / hour (35,000/month)
350-400nis / hour (60,000/month)
PRICE = RATE * HOURS

26. #5 PRICE IN INDIA
20nis / hour

27. #6 HAGGLING

28. #6 ASK FOR DISCOUNT
* Why they agreed?

29. #6 ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT METHODS

30. #6 DELAYED PAYMENT
$60,000 PROJECT
$30K NOW, $60K LATER

31. PROJECT STARTED !
Woohoo !

32. #7 POOR COMMUNICATION

33. #7 WHO DO YOU TALK TO?

34. #7 KEEP UP TO DATE

35. #7 SEE YOUR APP LIVE :
STAGING, TEST FLIGHT

36. #8 NOT PLANNING FOR DAY AFTER
TOMORROW

37. #8 BUG:
OMG! SOMETHING BROKE

38. #8 SUPPORT
WE NEED TWITTER CONNECT

39. #8 INFRASTRUCTURE

40. SOLUTIONS
Support package (40 hours a month)
Hourly emergency ($100 per hour)
Hosting & Monitoring ($300 per month)

41. THANK YOU!
boris@500tech.com
www.500tech.com
QUESTIONS?