Articles
This page is dedicated to links to interesting articles I stumbled upon or found through multiple blog-hop references. For now I will keep just a running list, I will add to it some structure when it grows big enough.
| Article / Author / Source | Comments |
| Understanding Cultural Differences in Offshore Outsourcing By Akshay Upadhye | Good insights on managing cultural differences in offshore outsourcing; some tips and recommendations. |
| The Hidden Costs of Offshore Outsourcing by Stephanie Overby | A great article covering hidden costs on offshore outsourcing from a high level / executive perspective. Includes some tangible data, good examples, some guidance and recommendations. |
| Offshore Outsourcing Models by Mohan Babu | Classic encyclopedia style article covering offshore models. It offers slightly different angle on model definition from what I took in my post Outsourcing Engagement Models. |
| 7 Sins of Offshore Outsourcing by Geraldine Fox and Nigel Hughes | A great view at major outsourcing mistakes, the 7 mortal sins – Pride, Sloth/Laziness, Avarice/Greed, Lust/Extravagance, Envy, Gluttony, Anger/Wrath |
| Offshore Outsourcing: The Three- or Four-Year Itch By Stephanie Overby | A great article from CIO.com on long term aspects of outsourcing engagements, I agree with almost every point it makes. I plan to write a post on the topic with more tips and techniques. |
| Using an Agile Software Process with Offshore Development By Martin Fowler | A classical article covering lessons learned and insights into using agile s/w development techniques for widely distributed teams. I put my comments and thoughts on the subject in Using Agile with Offshore. |
| Internationally Agile By Matt Simons | Matt Simons offers additional insight into running distributed agile projects based on his experience at ThoughtWorks. |
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