1. IT Resources for your Business
- Gunjan Goel, Co-Founder Plexlane+
2. Technology is an Enabler
2
Brick & Mortar
1:1 Customer Experience
Try & Buy
Real-time Feedback
Sense of “trust”
Brand Loyalty
Could be expensive to setup
Online
Customer Reach
Lower investment to setup
Around the clock
Cost of “changes” small
Lower overheads
Technology, a big component of businesses today
14. 14
Do it
Yourself
Technology Czar
Budget Constraints
Pilot Project
Small Project
Hire Locally
Niche area
Technology
Demands
Size of project is
large
Ongoing Support
Needs
Hire a
Freelancer
Small Projects
One off
Budget Constraints
Time is not a
contraint
When should I use these options?
15. IT Development Lifecycle
Plan and
Analyze
Design Build Test Corrections
Final
Test
Deploy
Waterfall Approach
Agile Approach
Analyze & Plan
Design
BuildTest
Analyze & Plan
Deploy
Design
BuildTest
Analyze & Plan
Deploy
Design
BuildTest
16. 16Tips for any IT Development Project
• Only you know what the end product looks like; do not outsource vision
• Own Scope, Schedule, Budget
• Have a signed-off Requirements Document
• Have a Change Request process in place
• Use a collaboration tool – TeamBox, Zoho, even Dropbox
• With Freelancers use an intermediary to protect your investments
(Freelancing sites, even Paypal), Western Union
• 1:1 communication with the Project Manager.
• Stay engaged. Plan, Re-Plan and Re-Plan.
• Be fair
18. 18Typical Failure Modes with Freelancing sites
Source: Freelancer.com
• Pick the lowest bidder
• Missing reference
checks
• Requirements not
detailed enough
• “Yes” to everything
• High
expectations…flawless
execution
19. 19What it takes…
Source: Freelancer.com
What it takes
- Build a trusted
relationship
- Detailed Project Docs
(see tips slide)
- Over communicate
- Use Video/Audio
conferencing
- Prompt payments