Guides
The reference set for buying software work from a team you did not hire.
Evergreen references, written for people evaluating an offshore or nearshore team for the first time. Rubric-first, no affiliate links, no vendor sponsorship. If the corresponding paragraph in your procurement memo has not been written yet, start here.
- 01Buyer's guide
How to outsource software development.
A step-by-step methodology US and EU buyers can run without a procurement department. Scope, vetting, contracting, week-one operating cadence, and the exit clauses that decide the renewal.
18 min - 02Reference
Software development outsourcing: the reference.
Engagement models, geographies, cost bands, procurement paperwork, and the specific tradeoffs offshore, nearshore, and domestic hires each carry. The version we hand to buyers who are still comparing models.
22 min