What does Outsourced Product Development (OPD)mean?

Outsourced product development (OPD) is a practice in which an organization hires a third-party provider for the development of products and services in a variety of fields (such as IT, business, communication and HR), and even idea generation.

OPD success depends on finely integrated strategic planning, communication, collaboration, management and specialized resources.

Outsourced Product Development (OPD)

OPD implementation success hinges on continuous and consistent communication between decision makers, especially managers, engineers and business owners. This collaboration streamlines communication, production quality and, ultimately, customer satisfaction.

OPD implementation recommendations include:

Development during daylight hours
Testing during evening hours
Outsourcing to locations north and south of an organization's corporate office and production facilities to minimize time zone variances.
Recruiting and hiring high-quality team members. Distance should never detract from innovation.
Small teams are more efficient than large teams. Thus, management must establish a balance to ensure team synergy.
Intellectual property (IP) costs are part of doing business. If IP considerations are not enforced, it may be necessary to switch providers or create innovative products for customer retention.

Logistical skills require innovation, but the primary objective is closely monitoring OPD's effect on production quality and customer satisfaction.

DCS offers a one-stop shop for companies seeking OPD to minimize costs, increase product life spans, and reduce time-to-market. We are committed to helping our clients build software products of superior quality and bring them to the market faster. Need proof?

We have vast experience with OEM, highTech companies, and systems integrators.
Regardless of whether you're a small newborn company or a mature leader of the industry, DCS knows how to cultivate projects for startups and majors.
We offer a full range of lifecycle services, from new product conceptualization, architecture design, UI development, and product development to product migration, re-engineering, testing, maintenance, and support.
We are real experts in outsourcing-just have a look at our tips and tricks, regularly published in the DCS website.