offshoring – Silicon Valley Project Management

An Outsourcing Progress Report

By Anita Wotiz / July 7, 2008

I’ve written somewhat negatively about outsourcing in the past: primarily issuing warnings about doing it without proper planning, for the …

By Steve Mezak / May 28, 2008

Offshoring of software development is written off by some as not workable. Many have shared offshoring nightmares and horror stories …

By Unknown PM / April 16, 2008

Hmm… I remember the bad old days and maybe some of you are still living tlhem, getting up early or …

By Jim Sloane / February 12, 2008

NO, not bonding like guys going camping together, or a serendipitous encounter of old friends. I’m talking about some serious, …

By Anita Wotiz / September 1, 2007

Unintended consequences? I certainly would agree with anyone who tells me there are appropriate circumstances and projects for outsourcing, whether …

By Anita Wotiz / August 30, 2007

Managing outsourced work: can that project be saved? An experienced, well-trained project manager is not enough to guarantee an outsourced …

By Anita Wotiz / August 29, 2007

Managing outsourced work Now that you’ve made your decision, picked a supplier, and written a contract, just kick back and …

By Anita Wotiz / August 27, 2007

A few more things to do before making the outsourcing decision: 3. Create a Request for Proposal (RFP) that describes, …

By Anita Wotiz / August 26, 2007

A company that has its own software development capability is driven to outsource software development in an attempt to save …

By Sam Hahn / June 2, 2007

I have a friend (let’s call him Andy) who used to work for me and was a good engineer. He …