Bridge-building must surely be one of the most versatile metaphors in the English language. It applies equally well to the IT resourcing and contracting industry, where Offshore Outsourcing enables companies to link and build a bridge between a highly skilled, readily available IT workforce in one country, to meet their own IT requirements in a local market that is experiencing high demand and short supply for IT skills (and all the problems associated with such market dynamics).

Be it outsourcing, best-shoring or Nearshoring (essentially variations on a theme), this popular practice infinitely widens the talent pool that companies can tap into. And the practice of Nearshoring, where the workforce in a neighbouring country is utilized (more on this in our downloadable whitepaper), can deliver benefits above and beyond the broader outsourcing models. A skilled IT workforce can be engaged by local companies on everything from short term project based work, to ongoing IT maintenance and support. This requires little change to the management and infrastructure of most companies. The rewards can be significant, notwithstanding the substantial cost savings in manpower and real estate provided by tapping into a market where the prices of both can be up to 70% less than in Australia.

In a truly global economy, where competitors can be next door, or half way around the world, outsourcing and more specifically Nearshoring allows companies to gain a greater ROI from their workforce by realizing economies of scale not normally achieved with their own internal people. The flow on effects include; access to a labour market that has skills not available locally, better control and management of a lower cost resource base, infinite scaleability of the business, ability to turn the Nearshore workforce on and off as dictated by the local business climate or if there is no longer a need for the workforce (such is the case in many IT projects).

In today's global economy, companies cannot afford for outsourcing not to be included in their strategic plans, and Nearshoring as demonstrated in this White Paper is an effective strategy that requires minimal investment for companies in people, company culture and technology.

"THE CLIENT IS WELCOME TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE BRIDGE AND EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES THAT OFFSHORING PROVIDES..."

In considering the bridge building analogy further, outsourcers such as 3W are able to efficiently join together local clients with international resources. Engaging in this solution allows the client to cross the bridge and reap the benefits outsourcing and Nearshoring delivers. And returning to their existing local labour model is as simple as returning back across that bridge. As a Nearshore partner, 3W builds efficient bridges between the needs of the clients and its nearshore expertise. This carries a simple guarantee. If the outcome does not meet the clients' expectations, the bridge is dismantled and 3W will help restore the clients previous status quo, including providing any required locally sourced resources.