Outsourcing Management (Book Excerpts)

Outsourcing Management

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Curious about outsourcing management? Our book, “Outsourcing Through RentACoder” explains it all. Below are a few selected snippets that describe its importance and why you, as an outsourcer, should care. For details, head on over to this page and order the book.

Outsourcing Through RentACoder (now, RentACoder) is a 418 page step-by-step user guide for entrepreneurs who want to reduce their workload and increase productivity at the same time.

Excerpts:

• The first half of this book introduces the outsourcing industry as a whole. Most of its information is common knowledge among management and those who’ve burned the midnight oil searching for ways to get a lot of stuff done with minimal effort. (page 17)
• Outsourcing provides an improved method of management where the risk in providing services is borne by the supplier. (page 40)
• In the Internet niche marketing industry, outsourcing almost all required tasks can be a profitable strategy. Some of these tasks include copywriting, website design and website management while others may include telemarketing, distribution, and branding. (page 64)
• An entrepreneur can reduce labor and material costs outsourcing through RentACoder (now, RentACoder) while the CEO can reduce not only labor and material costs, but also production costs, management costs, and insurance costs. (page 77)
• The good news is that a few lessons in project management will reduce the costs associated with these problems. So if your working environment is plagued with organizational issues, nip them in the bud before you advance to the next level of outsourcing. (page 88)
• A lot can go wrong in outsourcing and for whatever reason — nobody wants to take the blame. Yet an important part of project management is identifying risks (even if they’re your own fault) and then devising some way to eliminate them or at least reduce their impact if they can’t be avoided. (page 95)
• The problem with Type A buyers and outsourcing is that they slow progress with micromanagement – that nasty, excessive, detailed control of every part of a project. (page 104)
• Before setting out on a coder scavenger hunt, it’s best to draft out your requirements first. In doing so, you won’t make the mistake of attracting bids that don’t address your needs. This draft should be specific and tweaked (and reviewed by others involved in the project’s management) until there’s no mistake about what you want. (page 183)
• It additionally introduces some of RentACoder’s own management tools that buyers use to measure a project’s progress. And then it introduces tools to keep you on track. (page 292)
• Each section of RentACoder’s Account Management area archives your outsourcing activity. So if recordkeeping is an absolute requirement, you can access important records not only from this section, but from other sections as well. (page 314)
• Don’t forget to consult your list of milestones created in “Outsourcing Metrics Management.” Consult this list whenever you want to monitor your project’s progress and then take the appropriate action! (page 324)
• If that’s not impressive, consider the fact that over 25% of these hard working Americans are trained professionals. Over 10% work or have worked in middle management while over 7% work/worked in upper management. (page 406) 

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Outsourcing Through RentACoder (now, RentACoder) is a 418 page, 7.44″ x 9.68″ paperback book, fully illustrated and filled with everything you could possibly need to successfully outsource your tasks the first time.

Inside, you’ll find a slew of outsourcing know-how, over a dozen online checklists, worksheets, and more. It also introduces an outsourcing roadmap exclusive to the RentACoder (now, RentACoder) website. Order it here.