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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>
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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&#038;blog=4587662&#038;post=1376&#038;subd=nkrym&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Environmental Fears</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I mentioned in At Doorsteps of a New Engagement I have a new vendor to deal with. It is a company that has been working with my team for over two years and thus it’s only new for me. It took about a few days for me to encounter the first set of issues. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&#038;blog=4587662&#038;post=997&#038;subd=nkrym&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Offshore Negotiations: a Macro View</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2009/01/21/offshore-negotiations-a-macro-view/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Negotiations are an integral part of business life, that’s pretty much a truism. More so negotiations for business are very much like breathing for human beings. Sometimes it seems that you can not make a single step without getting involved in some kind of negotiations – project scope / resources / time / quality; multiple [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&#038;blog=4587662&#038;post=616&#038;subd=nkrym&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Offshore Negotiations Basics: Rules of Haggling</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2009/01/12/offshore-negotiations-basics-rules-of-haggling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First, let me repeat something I wrote in an earlier post: negotiation is a complex skill if not art. If negotiations are not particular your cup of tea you may consider involving professionals, in particular those who have experience negotiating offshore contracts. At least you owe it to yourself to go through some serious reading [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&#038;blog=4587662&#038;post=544&#038;subd=nkrym&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Outsourcing Piecemeal – Out-tasking</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2009/01/03/outsourcing-piecemeal-%e2%80%93-out-tasking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In BPO world Out-tasking has been known for quite some time. See for example CompuPacific outsourcing whitepaper – “Outsourcing vs. Out-Tasking: Practical Advice” or an oldie but goodie &#8211; a white paper on out-tasking from CISCO.  The basic idea is simple &#8211; out-tasking is typically described as farming out business processes or IT functions piecemeal [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&#038;blog=4587662&#038;post=520&#038;subd=nkrym&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Path toward Disposable Outsourcing: S/W Development</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2008/12/25/path-toward-disposable-outsourcing-sw-development/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 19:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many very important aspects of SDLC related to s/w development activities which should be implemented whether you outsource or not. Some of them are essential to DOM. Your intermediary whether internal or external must verify that these steps are taken and not just as a checkmark on a  SDLC compliance list, they have [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&#038;blog=4587662&#038;post=511&#038;subd=nkrym&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Outsourcing Trends for ‘09</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2008/12/18/outsourcing-trends-for-%e2%80%9809/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:59:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I mentioned earlier in ‘08 &#8211; the Year of Predictions it’s difficult to not to yield the temptation of making predictions. First, in the uncertainty of today’s economy almost every one is looking for those; second, all of us with strong opinions on the outsourcing have some predictions at least in our minds; and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&#038;blog=4587662&#038;post=497&#038;subd=nkrym&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mumbai Sad Nomination</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2008/12/12/470/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 02:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An interesting and very important aspect of selecting an outsourcing destination is the location safety.  And it is quite different from what it used to be just a few years ago.  The recent terror in Mumbai brought a lot of attention to the subject and put Mumbai in the top ten riskiest places.    Here is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&#038;blog=4587662&#038;post=470&#038;subd=nkrym&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Selecting Outsourcing Engagement Model</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2008/12/08/selecting-outsourcing-engagement-model/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Model selection in terms of Outsourcing Engagement Models is not a trivial process and your choice depends on large number of factors such as nature of the outsourced activities, organizational maturity, budget, risk tolerance, and so on. Below are some simple guidelines that you may consider when making the selection. See also earlier post Offshore [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&#038;blog=4587662&#038;post=439&#038;subd=nkrym&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Outsourcing Engagement Models</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2008/12/06/outsourcing-engagement-models/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are more various engagement models than it is worth listing here; some models are just naming differences invented for “market differentiation” or slight insignificant variations. In general modeling the engagement depends primarily on project delivery model, ownership of the resources, and services provided by the vendor organization on the top of the services provided [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&#038;blog=4587662&#038;post=437&#038;subd=nkrym&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>IT outsourcing is exaggerated</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2008/11/17/it-outsourcing-is-exaggerated/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just red IT offshoring is exaggerated and the IT labor shortage is real by Jason Hiner, a very interesting perspective that should both appease local IT professionals and offshore providers: “…new evidence shows that the IT offshoring trend is greatly exaggerated. The Society of Information Management’s 2008 IT Trends Survey shows that IT leaders are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&#038;blog=4587662&#038;post=396&#038;subd=nkrym&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Offshore Interviews: Basics</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2008/11/14/offshore-interviews-basics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are plenty of books, articles and various materials on the Net pertaining to technical interviewing. There are several substantial differences that need to be accounted for when dealing with offshore resources. The first one is a mindset. Many people who outsource large scope IT initiatives outsource interviewing as well. They see sourcing (finding, interviewing, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&#038;blog=4587662&#038;post=394&#038;subd=nkrym&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>CIO.com Perspective on Offshore Risk Management</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2008/11/13/ciocom-perspective-on-offshore-risk-management/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A very good article on CIO.com &#8211; Offshore Outsourcing: A Risk Management Perspective. It offers a high level perspective on risks of offshore outsourcing with specific look into several dimensions - Geopolitical Cultural Contractual Operations Compliance Business Continuity The article also gives some high level approach to risk mitigation. These risks as well as methods [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&#038;blog=4587662&#038;post=389&#038;subd=nkrym&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Perpetual Search vs. Status Quo</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2008/11/11/perpetual-search-vs-status-quo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:57:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Any even a semi-decent offshore provider will tell you that they are in it for a long run. That they are not interested in “drive by” project and want to build lasting mutually beneficial relationship. That they know that you have options in the market place and they will do the best never to give [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&#038;blog=4587662&#038;post=382&#038;subd=nkrym&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Generating a List of Prospect Vendors</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2008/11/04/generating-a-list-of-prospect-vendors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:53:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fining an offshore provider is much more difficult than it should be considering the supply abundance. Yet the complexity starts right with the first step – generating a “long” list of prospect vendors. The easiest and probably the least meaningful way to find providers is just publicly announce you needs, for example post a question [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&#038;blog=4587662&#038;post=362&#038;subd=nkrym&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pros &amp; Cons of Outsourcing to Canada</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2008/11/04/pros-cons-of-outsourcing-to-canada/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once again an interesting question asked on LinkedIn IT, this time by Vladimir Kondratenko &#8211; Pros and Cons of Outsourcing to Canada.  My recent experience with that region is rather limited so I decided to make a few calls / send a few emails and connect with my colleagues who have first hand experience in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&#038;blog=4587662&#038;post=355&#038;subd=nkrym&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Offshore Model Selection: T&amp;M vs. Fixed Bid</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2008/11/03/offshore-model-selection-tm-vs-fixed-bid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contract Negotiations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Managing Offshore Engagements]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s quite amusing to see many offshore vendors to use LinkedIn Answers for self-promotion but instead of leads generating volumes of offshore-bashing. However amid of self-advertising and political positions you can find browsing this section helpful in many aspects, no cloud without a silver lining I guess… This time LinkedIn Answers offered an interesting discussion [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&#038;blog=4587662&#038;post=352&#038;subd=nkrym&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Using Contracts to Mitigate Offshore Risks</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2008/10/30/using-contracts-to-mitigate-offshore-risks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MSA – a “horizontal” component of an offshore contract can become a powerful tool in managing an offshore engagement and mitigating its risks. My approach to turning MSA in such tool includes several main steps: 1. Identify specific risks associated with the engagement. See my earlier post Top outsourcing risks as an example. 2. Rank [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&#038;blog=4587662&#038;post=344&#038;subd=nkrym&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Offshore Contracts Basics</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2008/10/27/offshore-contracts-basics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:29:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In general the language you put in contracts will not change the nature of the business, will not counter the Fundamental Laws of Outsourcing, and won’t prevent things going south. Yet it is impossible to overstate the importance of a well-written contract. The goal is to develop the contract in a way that it encourages [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&#038;blog=4587662&#038;post=338&#038;subd=nkrym&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pragmatic Outsourcing vs. Gartner</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticoutsourcing.com/2008/10/24/pragmatic-outsourcing-vs-gartner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Krym</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may have seen latest Gartner view on offshore destinations via Gartner rates offshore outsourcing hot spots or variety of other sources. I find Gartner view quite interesting, informative yet sometimes not very relevant to needs of software product companies.  In this particular analysis the information is very good and applicable to a large degree [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticoutsourcing.com&#038;blog=4587662&#038;post=319&#038;subd=nkrym&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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