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		<title>List of Outsourcing Advisors</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Managing Offshore Engagements]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After my post on outsourcing governance I received a few emails raising the topic of outsourcing advisory. And that prompted me to do a bit of a deeper dive into the world of corporate matchmaking / marriage counseling – helping companies to find offshore vendors and later on help them with governance and management of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&amp;blog=4587662&amp;post=1396&amp;subd=nkrym&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Outsourcing Governance</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple days ago I received an email with a very interesting question – Hello Nick, I have come across your blog (http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com) while doing some secondary research. I have been quite impressed after reading your blog, and hence writing to you to seek your pro bono help :) As you have such a good [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&amp;blog=4587662&amp;post=1379&amp;subd=nkrym&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Trip to blogosphere</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Managing Offshore Engagements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News, Articles, Thoughts and Comments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Offshore Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Outsourcing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Outsourcing is a very broad topic with plenty of controversial topics, inevitably there plenty of people who have something to say about it. Chances are if you are interested in this subject you run across articles and posts by Outsourcing Institute or Horses for Sources. A couple years ago I put a few references in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&amp;blog=4587662&amp;post=1376&amp;subd=nkrym&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Communication Failures in Outsourcing</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2011/05/08/communication-failures-in-outsourcing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 00:42:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Managing Offshore Engagements]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was Malcolm Gladwell who introduced me to Geert Hofstede’s concept of the Power Distance Index (PDI). After I read the chapter seven of Outliers I had to stop to catch the breath, it was just too exciting. Implication of PDI on cross-cultural communications is immense and it has direct relevance to outsourcing, and I’ve [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&amp;blog=4587662&amp;post=1272&amp;subd=nkrym&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>5 Rules of Luck with your Potluck</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2010/10/28/5-rules-of-luck-with-your-potluck/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Managing Offshore Engagements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Offshore Tips]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The month of October is almost over and I have not written a single post. Well, I do need a day job and it’s been incredibly demanding over past few months. A number of projects that kept roughly 50 people working over a half a year are in the finishing stage. Multiple systems that have [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&amp;blog=4587662&amp;post=1254&amp;subd=nkrym&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>PO Trip Adviser: China</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2010/09/24/po-trip-adviser-china/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:04:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Managing Offshore Engagements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Offshore Vendor Selection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China Outsourcing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[And now a brief list of travel tips for one of my favorite destinations – China, the country that changes with amazing speed right before our eyes. If there is anything that I regret about traveling to China it is not spending enough time there, not meeting enough people, and not seeing enough places. I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&amp;blog=4587662&amp;post=1239&amp;subd=nkrym&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>PO Trip Adviser: Russia</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2010/09/22/po-trip-adviser-russia/</link>
		<comments>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2010/09/22/po-trip-adviser-russia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Managing Offshore Engagements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Offshore Vendor Selection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Offshore Tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While working on a outsourcing destinations chapter for my book I realized that tips for travel in many countries could be helpful to those not accustomed to traveling to third world countries and other outsourcing destinations.  Of course there are plenty of books, websites and forums covering travel to any place in the world.  I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&amp;blog=4587662&amp;post=1212&amp;subd=nkrym&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Five levels of customer satisfaction</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2010/07/21/five-levels-of-customer-satisfaction/</link>
		<comments>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2010/07/21/five-levels-of-customer-satisfaction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:32:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Managing Offshore Engagements]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago Sathya, an onsite offshore coordinator aka account manager working with my company, stopped by to discuss what he and his company could do to earn my trust and to make me happy. I wish more people in my life would ask the same questions, in particular women. And I tell you, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&amp;blog=4587662&amp;post=1191&amp;subd=nkrym&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to say Thank You in your provider’s language?</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2010/06/23/how-to-say-thank-you-in-your-provider%e2%80%99s-language/</link>
		<comments>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2010/06/23/how-to-say-thank-you-in-your-provider%e2%80%99s-language/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 21:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Managing Offshore Engagements]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you, спасибо, gracias, dziękuję, спасибі, धन्यवाद, آپ کا شکریہ, obrigado, 谢谢&#8230; How do you say it? Do you even need to say it? What if you want to say more? In general, motivation of your offshore team should not be your responsibility. Your vendor should make sure that the team members are jazzed up [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&amp;blog=4587662&amp;post=1184&amp;subd=nkrym&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>10 Rules for your First Outsourcing Project</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2010/05/23/10-rules-for-your-first-outsourcing-project/</link>
		<comments>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2010/05/23/10-rules-for-your-first-outsourcing-project/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 04:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I had a chance to connect with an old friend of mine – a serial entrepreneur, a pioneer of electronic commerce and outsourcing survivor. His first outsourcing initiative turned out a complete disaster and almost cost him the company. The human memory works in very peculiar way – we look back through pink [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&amp;blog=4587662&amp;post=1173&amp;subd=nkrym&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Oh, Those Russians</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2010/04/23/oh-those-russians/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 23:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Managing Offshore Engagements]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Am I dating myself? “Oh, those Russians” was the last line of &#8220;Rasputin&#8221;, ’78 hit by Germany-based pop and disco group Boney M. Well, of course that’s not what this post is about. A few days ago I talked with an old friend of mine once a VP of engineering for a s/w startup in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&amp;blog=4587662&amp;post=1162&amp;subd=nkrym&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Be careful what you ask for</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2010/03/27/be-careful-what-you-ask-for/</link>
		<comments>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2010/03/27/be-careful-what-you-ask-for/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 18:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Managing Offshore Engagements]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago I had to make a couple flight reservations. I had two canceled trips credits, one on United and one on American, that could be applied to the oncoming trips. Unfortunately, I could not do it online and had to navigate through the phone menus to get to customer service reps. BTW, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&amp;blog=4587662&amp;post=1153&amp;subd=nkrym&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Of Frogs and Wrestlers</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2010/03/06/of-frogs-and-wrestlers/</link>
		<comments>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2010/03/06/of-frogs-and-wrestlers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:05:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So you found a new vendor, negotiated a perfect deal and established relationships with key players. The team starts its work and shortly you can realize the savings you’ve been looking for. A year passes faster than you could ever imagine. Reports coming from the vendor showing good compliance with the benchmarks you established. You [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&amp;blog=4587662&amp;post=1146&amp;subd=nkrym&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Outsourcing SMO</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2010/02/16/outsourcing-smo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Search Media Optimization / Outreach has become one of the most popular traffic building activities to outsource. And paraphrasing comment on my previous post, when it comes to finding a qualified needle in a freelancing haystack SMO is even more challenging than SEO and others activities alike. First, a couple words on typical aspects of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&amp;blog=4587662&amp;post=1137&amp;subd=nkrym&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Outsourcing Blog SEO</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2010/02/10/outsourcing-blog-seo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had several interesting discussions about blog SEO outsourcing with a few of my friends a colleagues. I think some highlights of those discussions deserve a full size post or two. Since we are talking about blogs I just have to start with some classic points. Trisha Okubo did a phenomenal job covering those in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&amp;blog=4587662&amp;post=1130&amp;subd=nkrym&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Updates to the List of Freelancing Sites</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2010/02/02/updates-to-the-list-of-freelancing-sites/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case you found Best Places to Find a Freelancer helpful you may want to check out the updated list. It now has 42 entries and also includes Google PR and Alexa ratings. These two numbers are quite helpful indicators of traffic. Google rating is a mystery number that measures from 0 (I guess “O” [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&amp;blog=4587662&amp;post=1115&amp;subd=nkrym&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Search for SEO Experts</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2010/01/21/search-for-seo-experts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:09:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Search for SEO under Hire professional in eLance returns about 12,000 results, search under Projects returns about 600. So it’s roughly 20 providers per SEO project. Similar stats are on Guru, oDesk, GAF, etc. One would assume that I should have zero problems finding a professional for my SEO project, especially in this market and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&amp;blog=4587662&amp;post=1109&amp;subd=nkrym&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft and Plurk outsourcing debacle</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2009/12/16/microsoft-and-plurk-outsourcing-debacle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If your goals are not achievable you can use them as targets. Sounds like a strange proposition? Well, look at Microsoft – everyone and their brother love to use it as a target of hate, criticism, etc. It’s human nature – to consider success of others as own failure. Fortunately, Microsoft never ceases to offer [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&amp;blog=4587662&amp;post=1072&amp;subd=nkrym&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Too Much of Good Thing</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2009/12/09/too-much-of-good-thing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago starting from a comment to my post I found a very interesting discussion of metrics on 360° Vendor Management. In his post Tony covered a few golden rules that are important to consider when introducing metrics in vendor management. I agree in general with most of the principles covered in the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&amp;blog=4587662&amp;post=1040&amp;subd=nkrym&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>First Metrics</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2009/11/30/first-metrics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For some reason this month turned out the highest traffic in the history of this blog. It is particular interesting considering that I have not been doing a good job keeping it updated. So I feel obligated to add at least one post before December. Let me cover some progress I made with my offshore [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&amp;blog=4587662&amp;post=1035&amp;subd=nkrym&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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