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 »
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 »
Why location of your outsourcing operation is important
One of the first questions you’ll have to answer when starting your outsourcing process is where to place your team. For many people IT outsourcing is associated with certain countries like India or lately China. While those two countries are clearly leaders in providing IT services to US based companies they are not […] Read more »
Cost Plus Outsourcing Model
When a company decides to outsource it is often faced with several questions: What to outsource Finding a right partner How to train new resources One questions that is rarely asked is what outsourcing model will you use. The most common way to setup an outsourcing project is based on […] Read more »