Ideas in progress
On leadership, engineering teams, and the decisions behind building a business.
What does it take to be a leader? Can one become a leader? Is it a skill or a talent? Can one learn leadership? A lot has been said and written on the subject. Many believe it’s something that only…
People often ask me for a recommendation of good books on leadership, communications, etc. While there are many excellent books that one finds all the time, here is the list of few that I found the most useful and most…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
In today’s world every business looks for ways to save money, while increasing productivity. A good outsourcing strategy can help you achieve just that. Before you begin though, it is important to remember that just because you’re outsourcing your work…
Two weeks ago I had to fulfill my civic duty and serve on a jury. It was a civil case, not interesting, and as boring as a case might be. One thing, however, did occur to me. The jury trial…
You decided to build your outsourcing team offshore. You calculated your costs and setup your budget. Make sure you account for an adequate amount of travel between you and your team. Yes travel is expensive and it takes time, but…