One question that I receive more frequently is how agile software development works with an offshore team. I get this questions from either people already doing agile and thinking of building out a team, or those that are very much involved in outsourcing and are thinking of crossing to the […] Read more »
Collison path of Eastern European outsourcing
Several weeks ago I posted an article about issues of Indian outsourcing. As soon as that blog was posted I received a number of questions and comments. Some were public and many were sent privately. Some accused me of unfairly painting the picture, while others agreed with me. A number of those […] Read more »
Why India outsourcing is Doomed
Indian IT outsourcing has become a commodity business with no innovation and nothing to offer other than questionable rate savings. This not an attempt to write a scientific paper or predict future. This simply an opinion I have formed based on 15+ years of working with various providers in India and all over the […] Read more »
First outsourcing project pitfalls
In today’s world every business looks for ways to save money, while increasing productivity. A good outsourcing strategy can help you achieve just that. Before you begin though, it is important to remember that just because you’re outsourcing your work it doesn’t mean that you can cut corners. You still […] Read more »
Importance of travel to make your outsourcing work
You decided to build your outsourcing team offshore. You calculated your costs and setup your budget. Make sure you account for an adequate amount of travel between you and your team. Yes travel is expensive and it takes time, but that the secret sauce to make it work. I am […] Read more »
How to choose your outsourcing partner in IT
This blog is not an attempt to give you a secret formula of how to pick an outsourcing company you’ll be working with. Rather it’s an attempt to point you in a direction of what you should focus on and seriously consider when making your selection. The first question you […] Read more »
5 Tips to Help You Manage Remote Offshore Teams
It today’s world working with remote teams has become a norm. A remote team could be a team of your own employees that are located in a location other than your main office. It can be some employees that work from home or from other offices. Or it could be […] Read more »
Why I Outsource – Cost is not the primary reason
After one of my recent posts a friend sent me a note which sounded pretty angry. It read “Why do you outsource jobs instead of hiring US employees”. I thought it was a fair question which deserved an answer. The simple answer is that I outsource because I have no […] Read more »
Structuring your outsourcing management fee.
There are multiple ways to establish a management fee structure for your outsourcing engagement. As I mentioned in an earlier post I am a big fan of a Cost Plus Outsourcing Model. Here are my thoughts on how you can establish your management fee with this scenario. The first and the most important goal […] Read more »
Improve outsourcing communications with technology.
In today’s world and with the existing technology there should not be any excuses not to solve the problem of communication with your offshore teams. Communication, being the number one complain for most offshore engagements, is the first issue you should tackle. Do you communicate with your offshore team by email? Do you send […] Read more »