So, what’s insourcing all about?

In its simplest form, insourcing is all about sharing your total workload amongst your company offices. This helps to even out the peaks and troughs, keeping everyone productive but not stressed out.

Done well, this will make for a happy, productive team and a more efficient operation for you.

Insourcing has many advantages but can it really work for my business?

To be honest, that is a great question and one you should consider seriously.
Insourcing certainly does work and it can work VERY well but it won’t work in all situations.

If your business has some or all of the attributes below then you should definitely consider what insourcing could do for you.

• You have multiple offices (either nationally or internationally)
• At times you experience workload peaks and troughs across these offices
• You have a culture that readily adopts new ideas
• You have a business where most people take pride in their work and want to succeed

If any of this sounds familiar, then keep reading to see the benefits you could get by insourcing.

Insourcing (if done well) can bring many advantages … both for your business and for your team.

Business Advantages:
• No additional HR/Recruitment costs
• Reduce your Out-Sourcing costs
• Use people you know and trust … your own staff
• Retain your I.P.
• Reduce staff churn
• Less unproductive time – Staff are already familiar with your internal systems/processes
• Increase the quality of your work, get another office to Quality Review it for you
• Opportunity to bid on larger (Global) projects of work
• Use the time zones of your international offices to enable a 24hr working day
• “Work smart not hard” using cloud working
• Meet short term Resource Requirements
• Provide new revenue opportunities
• Simplify Communication
• Retain Key Staff

Staff Benefits of insourcing:
• A chance to shine and show unknown skills by applying for internal work other than your normal day to day tasks
• More opportunities to use your skills
• Opportunities to work as team member on larger (global) projects
• Build relationships and make contacts across the business
• Possibilities for cross training and cross skilling
• Possibilities to transfer between offices/locations
• A feeling that they are contributing

Sounds like something you should try in your business but not sure how to go about it?

Well, this is where Go Insource can help you…
Take a look at our app. It’s simple to use, intuitive and has a really low administration overhead (you don’t want to lose any gains you can make by increasing the admin to manage it).

Sure, you could try to do it yourself using tools you already have in your business. Maybe you could create a tracking spreadsheet and have everyone update it … but is this really improving your efficiency?

Our pricing is second to none and you can try the app free for 30 days by clicking here … this will allow you to see just how simple insourcing can be.