Whether you are already leveraging outsourcing or just about to start, you can learn how to make this business solution work for you. Each business is unique even if there are similar businesses — so also are their outsourcing needs. This is the reason you need to know how to make outsourcing work for your business based on its unique needs and purpose.

Tip #1: Be Purpose-Driven When You Adopt Outsourcing

The number one secret towards making outsourcing work for you is to become purpose-driven when you adopt this business solution. In essence, do not just join the ‘bandwagon’ when you leverage outsourcing. You should identify unmistakable and clear reasons/purpose you want to integrate outsourcing into your business-running strategy.

For instance, your purpose for using outsourcing could be to hire the best hands without paying so much in terms of remuneration. It could also be that you want to engage outsourcing as a tool to bridge the skill gap or provide specialized business pieces of equipment. Whatever that purpose is, you have to identify and make it crystal clear.

Tip #2: Align Outsourcing to the Identified Purpose or Goal

So, when you identify why you need outsourcing, you should ensure that you match that purpose with an outsourcing solution. For instance, if you have determined that outsourcing will help create quality time for in-house employees to focus on the core values of the company, you should stick to this purpose when you apply to outsource.

In essence, do not deviate from this goal — you should ensure that on the long run, you and your in-house employees are having more time at your disposal to attend to the core values that would aid the continuous existence of the business. You should make sure the process is measurable, which is the only way you can determine whether or not your outsourcing goal has been achieved.

For instance, if you are only having about 2 hours out of 9 hours for the core tasks of the organization, you should ensure that you can keep track and ascertain that outsourcing has ultimately helped to increase the number of hours you have for your core tasks to about 5 hours daily.

Tip #3: Track Progress and Ultimate Result

Many business owners think it’s time to go to sleep after outsourcing. But no, it is rather a time to get to work and monitor work-in-progress and ultimately measure the final outcome to see if it aligns with your own pre-determined outcome.

Therefore, you should put proper procedures in place that would help monitor an outsourced project from start to finish. There should also be tangible parameters that would help measure the final outcome against the desired/pre-determined outcome.

So, go ahead and implement these top three steps for making outsourcing work for you.

Daven Michaels is a New York Times Best Selling Author and CEO of premiere global outsourcing company, 123Employee. The company employs hundreds of young bright individuals on three continents. His International event, Beyond Marketing Live! Inspires entrepreneurs to build & grow their business with revolutionary new theories and systems allowing them to design the business and personal lifestyle of their dreams.