How to Outsource to Vietnam

Greg Billington
outsource.dev Outsourcing and More
3 min readMay 7, 2021

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An introduction to Vietnam and software development offshoring

How to successfully outsource software development and IT projects to Vietnam is the question that is very topical now. With changes in the world, more businesses than ever are asking the question of whether they should try outsourcing in any of its flavours — onshore, offshore, nearshore,or hybrid. Hence senior management, CIO, CTO, or team leaders are being asked questions on how to make it work and are considering Vietnam as an offshore location for software development.

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Basic Facts on Vietnam

Vietnam is in East ASIA and has a time zone of UTC+7 hours with no adjustment for DST. It has transformed over the last 30 years into a dynamic part of the region. It has a population of 96.5 million and is expected to grow to 120 million by 2050 according to Worldbank. Health and living standards have improved with life expectancy up by 6.3 years since 1990 to 70.5 years.

Education and Proficiency In English

As the Latin alphabet is used then Vietnamese people find it straight forward to learn English. English is now mandatory in most

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Greg Billington
outsource.dev Outsourcing and More

Technology Director | Passionate about management, development and helping technology teams deliver software projects successfully.