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Another critical factor to an offshore development relationship is for both the client and the offshore team to have similar corporate culture. This means they should be the same in terms of size, business philosophy, growth strategy, etc. If you're a small company partnering with a big vendor, you'll be forgotten and you won't be happy if your vendor is too small to meet your needs. We've seen way too many relationships (ahem... business relationships that is) get screwed up because of compatibility issues. Partnering with a team that understands you and views business the same way you do is invaluable. Do NOT farm out work to the lowest bidder. You won't get the continuity of knowledge that you need.

 From experience, one size does NOT fit all. You need to find an offshore partner that is mature enough to understand who they are and who they can successfully work with.