Custom Software Development: 7 Tactics for Reducing Costs in 2021 | Accedia
The past year has been challenging for the business. Some industries had to speed up digitalization, while others had to prioritize their innovation initiatives. In all scenarios, reducing custom software development costs has become one of the companies’ top priorities. Business owners, CTOs, CIOs need cost-saving strategies in place to ensure business continuity.
Providing custom software development services, we have helped companies worldwide optimize their operational processes and projects and save up in short and long term. In this article, we share how you too can cut costs without compromising on quality. These 7 tactics will help you set your 2021 innovation initiatives off to success and minimize the effect of the global economic crisis.
Expand your talent pool
Finding a top IT talent is always a challenging task. Limiting your search to a local talent only makes it even more difficult. With the global lockdown turning remote into the new normal businesses have been faced with different recruitment opportunities. The distance has been shortened, and it matters less which country your remote software development team is based at. Therefore, if you have not yet considered expanding your talent pool, you are missing on two major benefits. First, bringing onboard remote professionals will save you thousands for recruitment and talent retention. Second, expanding your search geographically and taking a talent-everywhere approach will ensure that you have constant access to talents and critical jobs can be filled timely.
Reassess your IT outsourcing partnerships
IT outsourcing is an essential strategy for any company that wants to reduce costs for custom software development. Whether you are currently partnering with IT outsourcing companies or not, you should reassess your options every now and then. The market is quite competitive and is constantly changing. Companies like Accedia now offer more than just competitive prices but rather provide an additional business value like industry expertise. Pay special attention to choosing the company that is reliable and prompt in exceeding your requirements. Keep in mind that the cheapest price may turn into poor-quality product delivery.
Set clear requirements
Clear requirements make for accurate estimates. While this tactic might certainly mitigate potential risks to your custom software development vendor, it also means that you will receive higher bids on fixed bid projects, because the chosen vendor will potentially be accounting for more hours than would be necessary to accomplish the scope of work. Be aware that higher bids often mean better visibility upfront, which may become costly if discovered later on. So, before starting a project, make sure you are completely aware of your business needs and have your detailed requirements prepared. If you need help with identifying those and drawing up proper documentation from start to finish, bring onboard a Business Analyst.
Optimize costs for cloud services
The cloud offers businesses unlimited scalability and lowers IT costs by only charging for the resources you use. However, the truth is that major vendors like AWS and Microsoft Azure charge per resources turned on, whether used or not. Therefore, reducing your overall cloud spend by identifying mismanaged resources, eliminating waste, reserving capacity for higher discounts, could save you a lot. This includes knowing your expenditure in detail, how specific services are billed, and the ability to display how and why you spent a specific amount to achieve a business outcome.
