Building an offshore team with agile

One question that I receive more frequently is how agile software development works with an offshore team. I get this questions from either people already doing agile and thinking of building out a team, or those that are very much involved in outsourcing and are thinking of crossing to the […] Read more »

Managers vs. Leaders – it’s all about personality

Frequently I am faced with a questions that somehow boils down to a difference between a manager and a leader. Sometimes the question is asked of me and at times I ask others the same. This question can easily become a matter of semantics and a political landmine. To me […] Read more »

Collison path of Eastern European outsourcing

Several weeks ago I posted an article about issues of Indian outsourcing. As soon as that blog was posted I received a  number of questions and comments. Some were public and many were sent privately. Some accused me of unfairly painting the picture, while others agreed with me. A number of those […] Read more »

Recruiting – Simplified

As managers we are under a constant pressure to hire. Having right people is what allows us to get our job done. This pressure comes from all sides – customers, managers, and other employees. Right fit, technical skills, seniority, salary requirements, and personality – all of this makes it for […] Read more »

Why India outsourcing is Doomed

Indian IT outsourcing has become a commodity business with no innovation and nothing to offer other than questionable rate savings. This not an attempt to write a scientific paper or predict future. This simply an opinion I have formed based on 15+ years of working with various providers in India and all over the […] Read more »