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I currently own a startup and we are planning on building some niche / specialized software projects built around our public api and some of our source code / libraries. So basically, the really hard / heavy lifting stuff is done an exposed through our libraries and APIs and we just need some front end application / basic number crunching and user interface stuff.

I am looking for resources, books, blogs, advice etc on where to start and how to manage the outsourced projects from start to finish.

As a point of reference these projects will be around the 1 man month development time.

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It might be me, but I don't really get where the outsourced part comes in. Are you outsourcing the building of your libraries? – John Sep 17 '11 at 15:14
Sorry if its confusing. We already have a lot of code, libraries, APIs etc. We need software built with that technology (front end stuff). – nextgenneo Sep 17 '11 at 18:20

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I would recommend Elance.com

There, you're able to search a large database of freelance software engineers and reputable companies. There are user reviews, portfolios, rankings.

If I remember correctly, you can also set up milestones for the engineer to complete and you can pay them at certain milestones and track their progress.

Good luck!

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I would add vworker.com and guru.com to the list of freelance sites. – John Sep 18 '11 at 1:27

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