Business Mindset :
Managing a Diverse Team
Managing a Diverse Team When you take on the task of serving as project leader for a complex software development effort, there are a lot of challenges ahead. And the backbone of the success of any great... (more...)
Minding the Store
Minding the Store Outsourcing your software development is often a slam dunk idea from the management level because you can take advantage of advanced technical skills for a short term project and then... (more...)
On Sending Your IT Work to India
On Sending Your IT Work to India The flood of outsourcing of all manner of work to India has become an item of discussion in the public forums for a number of reasons. Probably the area of business support... (more...)
Outsourcing Out of the Country
Outsourcing Out of the Country In any business, there is a balance between maintaining the staff and resources for an aggressive market strategy and economy. So each hiring decision you make is important... (more...)
Outsourcing Testing
Outsourcing Testing Anyone who has been in the business of software development knows that one of the hardest tasks to get accomplished in the systems development life cycle is testing. And yet without... (more...)
It’s All in the Outsourcing Contract
It’s All in the Outsourcing Contract When you outsource software development to a software development company, the single most important issue is control. This is particularly true if the project... (more...)
The Contractor’s Attitude
The Contractor’s Attitude When IT work is outsourced to contract labor, there a lot more to that than just turning over some coding to someone not on the payroll. Very often entire portions of a software... (more...)
Protecting Yourself in an Outsourcing Situation
Protecting Yourself in an Outsourcing Situation Outsourcing software development is a tricky process in any situation. You are essentially entering into a partnership with another company to take ownership... (more...)
Selling Management on Software Development Outsourcing
Selling Management on Software Development Outsourcing If you are in IT management and you are charged with finding the best way to get your software development workload done, sometimes taking some of... (more...)
Taking the Teeth Out of Outsourcing
Taking the Teeth Out of Outsourcing Turning over mission critical parts of your software development to a contractor to take advantage of the outsourcing “craze” can lead to plenty of anxieties for... (more...)
