Steps to go about choosing the Right Outsourcing Partner could be ::

1) The basic point to be looked at is whether one outsourcer can serve all of your current needs or not. The offshore outsourcer's products and the offshore outsourcing services offered by the vendor need to be thoroughly studied before going ahead with the basics of the deal. After all, it’s already difficult in general for a mid-sized firm to squeeze up economies of scale and chopping up the work further doesn’t help.

2) Can the offshore partner grow with its client? Many mid-sized firms don’t think about it much, but they need to be sure that their outsourcing partner will be able to handle their needs in two to three years, particularly if the client expects substantial growth. The result is they will need a new vendor. One result of this is that some mid-sized firms’ Outsourcing costs haven’t declined, and in fact, have started to rise.

3) The offshore outsourcing model of the vendor: This needs to be equally evaluated before allotting the work to any company, as offshore outsourcing model of the company speaks largely about the process that will be followed and the quality levels practiced by the company on projects.

A few large-scale Outsourcing service providers are also trying to target the middle market, offering more operational scale and stability than smaller players can. Clearly, the path to outsourcing success in the middle market seems to be been exercised in a bit of rough environment. But for the firms that want to explore that track, the rewards can make the effort worthwhile.