Offshore Software Success Individual Entry Archives
Interesting Comments on the Seven Mistakes when Hiring a Programmer
Here is an interesting message I got from a freelance programmer in India. Seems my articles on the Seven Mistakes people make when hiring a programmer struck a chord with him. Always interesting to hear the other side of the...
Don't Let Your Web Designer Own Your Domain Name
When non-technical people get a website made for them, they sometimes fall into the trap of not getting ownership of their domain name and control of the web hosting account. Here is a case that I just recently saw. I'm...
New Series on Hiring Web and Graphic Designers
After a long time away working on other projects, I'm back and preparing a new series of articles that will help you learn how to hire Web Designers or Graphic Designers. This series will show real world examples to help...
Freelance Software Development Mistake # 7 - Not Testing Early, Often, or Correctly
Testing is one of the most important, yet often overlooked activities on a software project. How the test process is handled can make or break a project. Here are a few "golden rules" of software testing. Programmers can't test their...
Freelance Software Development Mistake # 6 - Letting the Programmer Manage the Project
Freelance programmers like to do programming - most of them dislike project management. Someone needs to manage the project, so that's gonna be your job. Most people that make this mistake do it by default. They don't seem to realize...
Freelance Software Development Mistake # 5 - Rushing Through the Planning Stages
Starting a new project is always exciting. There's lots of anticipation and hope for great things to come. There also tends to be a good amount of optimism at the beginning of a project. Sometimes a bit too much optimism!...
Freelance Software Development Mistake # 4 - No Shared Vision with the Developer
Have you ever joined a project that has already started, but is still in the early stages of work? That can be a very confusing time for any project, but especially a software project. It's a lot like when the...
Freelance Software Development Mistake # 3 - Underestimating the Size of the Project
Paul is an old friend of mine from college. He's always looking for an angle to get more than he really has coming. A few months ago, Paul called me to say he was trying his hand at outsource software...
Freelance Software Development Mistake # 2 - Unreasonable Expectations
This is the most common mistake people new to software projects make. Unreasonable expectations lead to despair and failure. OK, so what are some examples of unreasonable expectations? Lots of people expect to just write down a few general ideas...
Freelance Software Development Mistake # 1 - Not Understanding The User's Needs
This is one killer mistake! Some people take the "if you build it they will come" approach to software projects. Sorry, that only works in the movies. Those projects are a total flop because they don't deliver what users want...
New Series Coming Soon
In the next couple of days, a new series of articles about working with Freelance Programmers will be posted. The series is about the seven biggest mistakes people make when Hiring Freelance Programmers....
Six Indian BPO firms get Net-MR Certification
New Dehli: Six Indian companies have joined a select group of certified BPO providers in the world following a certification by GMI, a provider of integrated software and service solutions for market research. Read the entire story on the Silicon...
Offshore Outsourcing Survey
This is just a quick note to let new readers know about the Offshore Outsourcing Survey. This is an effort to gather information and make it available to the survey participants in order to improve the effectiveness of offshore software...
Does "Business Savvy" Help You in a World of Offshore Outsourcing?
Business leaders and IT experts are disputing an emerging trend in the UK that freelance technologists must be “business savvy” in order to remain competitive on the contract and offshore outsourcing market. I'd have to say, it can't hurt, since...
Move IT Work to Rural America?
Here's an interesting reaction to the trend towards offshore outsourcing. I've run across articles about moving IT work to rural America multiple times, so either it is getting more press than it deserves, or it is a budding trend. Read...
Effective Offshore Staff Management Essential for Successful Outsourcing
New press release from Frost & Sullivan discusses the importance of staff management when working offshore: "Outsourcing is a continuous process where a conducive environment having a free-flow of information between the home office and offshore staff is critical to...
IT department headed for extinction?
Or is it just evolving? As business conditions change, IT departments must adapt to maintain their status within the company, says Danny Bradbury. The alternative is irrelevance - and extinction. Read the entire article by Danny Bradbury....
Trackback Pings Are Now Disabled on the Blog
OK, I finally gave up deleting the link spam Trackback Pings from all the poker sites on the internet. Trackbacks are disabled until I find an anti spam solution....
Not Enough IT Workers in the USA?
Surprising paragraph from a recent news story: For those who have been living through the leanest times on record in the IT industry, it must have come as a shock to learn that, by 2012, the U.S. economy will create...
New Web Site Online
This is somewhat off topic, but I've created a new site that will benefit from some outsourcing work over the next few weeks. It is not much to look at right now, but will be improved as I get some...
IT Now Employs One Million in India
The Indian IT sector has crossed yet another milestone. The number of knowledge professionals employed in the software services and ITeS sectors has crossed the one-million mark. Read the entire story at The HinduBusinessLine.com: IT now employs a million —...
India Software Exports to jump 35%
Mumbai, Feb. 2: The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) has projected a 35 per cent growth for software and services exports from India this fiscal year, revenue will be $17.3 billion. Read the full article here: India...
India and China To Collaborate on Software Outsourcing
Here's an interesting story on collaboration between India and China on software outsourcing. Potential rivals for the world's software outsourcing business, India and China, are taking steps to increase the level of mutual business activity in this industry. Here is...
Is Offshore Outsourcing Good or Bad for the US Economy
Here is an interesting article on outsourcing from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. It seems the economists are still trying to come to agreement on whether outsourcing causes short or long term dislocations in the US job market. Some interesting statistics are...
Critical Offshore Outsourcing Skillset for US IT Professionals' Survival
Here is an article that shows offshore outsourcing is here to stay. Many interesting insites on China and India, however this part about how Wipro's capability to manage teams that span the globe was most interesting. This is the kind...
Only 24% Of Outsourced Software Goes to India
With the screaming about all the American IT jobs moving to India, you would never guess that only 24% of the software development that is outsourced is done in India. Where does it go first? To the USA, which gets...
Wipro's Vivek Paul Is Listed in The TIME/CNN 25 Business Influentials
"The TIME/CNN 2004 Global Business Influentials have released the list of their honorees for 2004. The honorees are a new breed of business leaders who have redefined the way business is done, with innovative management strategies and a commitment to...
Tech Pay Increases For IT Workers With Key Skills
Found an interesting article on salaries for US information technology people: "Pay for IT professionals with key skills is on the rebound after several years of decline, according to a new study released Thursday by research firm Foote Partners. "The...
Outsourcing is an Opportunity for IT Professionals
Interesting article from The Register: The British Computer Society says offshoring is now a fact of life but represents an opportunity for UK IT professionals as well as a threat... BCS chief executive David Clarke said: "The challenge for British...
What if Outsourced Software Was Free?
Russell Roberts wrote an interesting article on outsourcing that is well worth the read. This was written back in February, but makes a great point: ...suppose Indians decided to work for free and give away the software, the ultimate competitive...
Outsourcing Allows Companies to Focus on Critical Business Drivers
Another interesting article on outsourcing from an ad agency in the UK. They referenced CMM as an indication of offshore software quality in India, so it hit my radar screen. The article is about ad agency outsourcing, but this nugget...
Advanced Institute of Management Offshoring Brief
The Advanced Institute of Management (AIM) has released an interesting Briefing Note: Offshoring of business services and its impact on the UK economy (PDF, 36 pages). This report is worth a look, the main conclusions are: Business services provided 50%...
Offshore Outsourcing Software Development Project Management Research Survey
Do you have a major concern or challenge with your offshore software projects? Would you like to get advice on how to overcome that challenge from other software professionals? Do you have experience with offshore software projects that others could...
Internet Entrepreneurs: The Ultimate Example of Leveling the Playing Field
The last point on my previous post was that offshore software development can level the playing field for smaller companies competing with larger companies. I got some feedback that this is truer than I thought. Internet entrepreneurs are the ultimate...
Offshore Outsourcing, Why You Need to Make it a Core Competency
This site is all about learning to succeed with offshore software development. You need to make learning to work with an offshore outsource development team one of your core competencies. Here are the top reasons why: In today’s cost constrained...
Example of a Bad Attitude Towards Offshore Outsourcing
I recently received the following via e-mail in response to a link exchange request: You really don't believe that some of us would accept a link exchange that read like yours does, do you!! My link exchange request is not...
The Rough Guide to India
This is the travel guide to India recommended most by people that have made the trip. There are several travel guides to India, what sets this one apart is the extensive reviews of hotels, restaurants, shops, and museums in just...
American Software Professionals Can Prosper With Offshore Outsourcing
A young American programmer graduated from college a few years ago with a degree in Computer Science. He could not believe how great life was; getting paid for doing work he really enjoyed...
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Offshore Software Success Category Archives
Hire Freelance Programmers and Developers
These articles review seven of the most common mistakes people make when hiring freelance programmers to outsource their software development project.
Hire Freelance Web and Graphic DesignersThese articles teach you how to hire a freelance professional web designer.
Offshore Outsourcing and People IssuesThese articles are about people issues you encounter when outsourcing software development. This category covers issues for people on the offshore (or outsource) team, and people that are employees of your company.
Offshore Outsourcing And Your IT CareerThese articles are about offshore outsourcing's impact on your ID career, and what you can do to be sure your skills keep you employeed. This topic is mostly written for the "onshore" IT professional.
Offshore Outsourcing BooksThis is a list of books that are recommended reading for those that want to succeed at offshore outsource software development.
Offshore Outsourcing EconomicsThis category is for articles about the economics of offshore outsourcing.
Offshore Outsourcing NewsThis category includes news about the offshore software development industry.
Offshore Outsourcing Project ManagementThis category is for articles related to project management of offshore software development.
Offshore Outsourcing Site NewsThis category is for news about the site.