Outsourcing

Scenarios for which it is appropriate:

• Projects of all kinds that require specific or hard-to-find talent.
• Large projects that require an expanded development team.
• Development of complex solutions that require fast reaction times.

Advantages of nearshore outsourcing:

• Access to a broader talent pool.
• Reduction of cultural and linguistic barriers.
• The same time zones that allow calls or meetings.
• Rapid increase in expert teams.
• Quality is assured regardless of the country of origin, as a result of SoftDev's commitment to agile and lean methodologies.

The Mexican government is making laudable efforts to promote itself as a nearshore attractiveness in IT outsourcing services. Improving its communications infrastructure, offering tax incentives and bilingual and better trained human capital.

The advantages of Mexico can be summarized as:

• Physical proximity to the United States.
• Similar time zones.
• Cultural affinity with the United States.
• Telecommunications infrastructure.
• Favorable business environment.
• Languages: Spanish and English as a second language.

Nearshore wrap up:

In most cases, nearshore works the same as offshore in that it has considerably lower professional fees (but not as low as offshore). The benefit of hiring nearshore talent is that there is less chance of a communication breakdown as you are more likely to operate in similar time zones (for example, the US and Mexico).

In addition, nearshore offers a shorter travel time, which means you can carry out on-site visits and audits of the company of your choice when necessary.

Adopting the nearshore model ensures faster project turnover and feedback loops, improving your company's overall revenue and profits.

Although Nearshore Outsourcing offers more advantages to US companies than Offshore Outsourcing, there is something that is even better and that is a Nearshore software development team in Mexico. Visit the SoftDev blog to learn more about Onshore, Offshore and Nearshore.