http://www.dronamraju.com/blog/2007/03/outsourcing-losing-the-shine.html Opinions on Business Technology & Life from Ravi Dronamraju Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:56:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 http://www.dronamraju.com/blog/2007/03/outsourcing-losing-the-shine.html#comment-42363 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 06:52:42 +0000 http://www.dronamraju.com/blog/2007/03/outsourcing-losing-the-shine.html#comment-42363 If the focus is quality, communicating will happen automatically and, IMHO, timezone differences won't be an issue. For this to happen, offshore companies need decent engineers/developers/workers who're committed to quality of the product they're working on. In return, their time with the company should be valued by their employers...providing competitive salary/perks, good work environment, vacations, etc. Of course, engineers'/developers'/workers' managers, whether they're in US or India, have to be able managers to ensure the success of the project. If the focus is quality, communicating will happen automatically and, IMHO, timezone differences won’t be an issue. For this to happen, offshore companies need decent engineers/developers/workers who’re committed to quality of the product they’re working on. In return, their time with the company should be valued by their employers…providing competitive salary/perks, good work environment, vacations, etc. Of course, engineers’/developers’/workers’ managers, whether they’re in US or India, have to be able managers to ensure the success of the project.

]]> http://www.dronamraju.com/blog/2007/03/outsourcing-losing-the-shine.html#comment-42334 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 03:01:44 +0000 http://www.dronamraju.com/blog/2007/03/outsourcing-losing-the-shine.html#comment-42334 I would also add reducing employee turnover. India is an extremely competitive marketplace for IT talent. Once a developer gains some experience you hear plenty of stories where folks are being poached with 20-50% raises. When that person leaves a lot of institutional knowledge and experience leaves with them. To me the most important function of a outsourcing firm is to properly manage the human resource. I would also add reducing employee turnover. India is an extremely competitive marketplace for IT talent. Once a developer gains some experience you hear plenty of stories where folks are being poached with 20-50% raises. When that person leaves a lot of institutional knowledge and experience leaves with them. To me the most important function of a outsourcing firm is to properly manage the human resource.

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