How to manage development outsourcing?

First things first

Good and frequent communication
Meet the people first if possible. Just one meeting helps remote work. Try to video if physical not possible.
Project tracking
Ticketing system
Agile and Scrum
Local project manager or you?
English point person if language not good, holidays in advance, ticketing systems in place, Online image and website optimisation.
Explain weaknesses upfront. Eg if you don’t understand, if there are video issues, etc
Building and growing a team. Add 1 or 2 development “leads” to begin with. Local subject matter experts are invaluable. Then add new members a few at a time.

Frequent and good communication is a must between a manager and a team of developers.

Meet the people first if possible. Just one meeting helps remote work. Try to video if physical not possible.

Project tracking

Ticketing system

Agile and Scrum

Local project manager or you?

English point person if language not good, holidays in advance, ticketing systems in place, Online image and website optimisation.

Explain weaknesses upfront. Eg if you don’t understand, if there are video issues, etc

Building and growing a team. Add 1 or 2 development “leads” to begin with. Local subject matter experts are invaluable. Then add new members a few at a time.