Just some rip offs from online articles to bear in mind.
http://soa.sys-con.com/read/381227.htm
- Build the team yourself
- Put every candidate through at least the same vigorous interview process
- Do not leave your office until you know what the offshore team will be working on tomorrow.
- Do not let the local geek manage an offshore team – geeks are interested in cool techniques and coding only. They do not really care that spending a week on finding the most efficient solution jeopardizes the project deadlines.
- Cut the losses quickly – if you hired a new offshore member and he did not deliver within the first two weeks, let him go. Cutting the umbilical cord sooner saves money (actually a lot of money).
http://www.indiainfoit.com/blogs/tips_-_offshore_outsourcing.html
- Define your service level requirements (SLR) in unambiguous terms.
- Visit the provider’s office at least once. Meet the team that will work for you. Get familiar with them.
- Insist on reward and penalty clauses