subject: How Can You Select The Best Php Development Company? [print this page] Selecting the best PHP development company could be a very difficult job for a company which wants to outsource its website related requirements to a third world country like India. An organization which wants to outsource its web related requirements has several concerns in terms of the quality of work done by the outsourced company, how to ensure that the source code remains safe, competitors should not be aware of the strategies adopted by the company which wants to outsource its work.
Other criteria used by companies which plan to outsource their website development related work :
Past experience in PHP related website development.
The Content Management System to use for website development like Drupal, Word Press.
Specific experience in a particular domain .For example an organization with a chain of hotels, if it wants to launch a website it would prefer an IT organization which has previously implemented such kind of website
Resources available with the outsourced company in terms of their related years of experience as well as domain experience.
Testing and QA experience of websites both black box testing and white box testing.
Experience in open source technologies.
Experience in portal development as they allow the users to logon to the websites with webpage customized for each user.
Database experience with MySQL as mostly people use MySql with PHP for database integration.
Ensuring that the non-disclosure agreement is in place before any confidential information is being shared between the outsourcer and the outsourced company.
Round the clock technical support to ensure that the software code is bug free.
Companies which have standard processes in place are preferred for example an IT organization which is CMMI level certified is always preferred against a company which is not CMMI certified as they have a standard process in place for the software development.
Flexibility in pricing models. An organization which is flexible in pricing models is preferred because the client requirements are different in each project. The pricing model should be mutually beneficial to both the parties visa viz the outsourcer and outsourced company.
The company being selected must have significant experience in search engine optimization as it plays a very important role in increasing a websites visibility on the internet and shows up as among the first few pages when someone is doing a google search for specific keywords as nowadays google is the first medium that people look out for any kind of queries and requirements.
Case studies posted on the website also provide a client an insight into how project got implemented, and how it helped an organization in terms of more revenues or increased sight usage, customer satisfaction.
An option to hire PHP developers for a particular duration as per the clients requirement whether for hourly basis or monthly basis.
Mechanism where clients can track the status of the project as to what extent the project is complete, the phase in which the project is in, milestones completed if any, reasons for any delay in the development work ,constraints in developing the software, to be able to track in real-time the progress of the project.
Client testimonials about the successful implementation of projects boost confidence in client in making favorable decision towards a particular vendor as word of mouth acts is very powerful tool in spreading good word about a company and generating more opportunities of generating revenues for a company.
Ultimately it also boils down to the budget that the client is ready to pay for the projects. The higher the budget that a client has for the project the more the choices the client has in terms on vendors. Country like India offers a significant cost advantage in terms of software development and is one of the main reasons why the majority of chunk of outsourcing projects come to India and is one of the major source of revenue for IT companies which are heavily reliant on outsourced projects from US and Europe.
Portfolio of the previous projects done give clients an in depth understanding as to which all kinds of projects are completed by the company and the technologies which a vendor has worked upon as well provide a look and feel of the previous projects indicate the level of user friendliness in the previous projects.
Communication level and hierarchy structure of the vendors. Clients prefer those companies which have a dedicated relationship/Project Manager assigned to the project who acts as a single point of contact for the client. Client would need to know on a regular basis the progress of the project for which they need a person who has excellent communication skills, as well as technical skills so that the clients can take care of bottlenecks if any during development phase.
PHP developers in India are quite proficient in implementing websites based on PHP platform and shall drive revenues based on web based development
