8 Ways to Overcome Your Fears of Outsourcing You have probably heard the stories: Software that does not work. Software that does the wrong thing. Money paid to set up an offshore operation that never produces any software. Can these outsou...

Some companies are jumping into software outsourcing before they are ready. They hire a team, sometimes the wrong one, and then expect them to start producing software right away. In their rush, they skip the planning, goal setting and careful evaluation ...

Is your software development process as unpredictable as the weather? Is your software casting a shadow causing six more weeks of programming? Are you using a marketing requirements document (MRD) or magic to predict your software release schedule? Ear...

"If you can't measure it, you can't manage it." - Peter Drucker Many people fear that outsourced software development means having little or no control over the development process. They think there is no need to measure while the programmers are there...

Quality Assurance, or QA, is often given short shrift in a software development organization, especially when budgets are tight. When debating the software development budget at one of my software companies, the CEO finally asked, "Well, do you really wan...

Here are seven dangers of outsourcing your software development. They become deadly if your career or entire company depends on the timely release of your software. Danger #1- Ignoring Outsourcing It may seem safer to ignore outsourcing and stick with...

A Recipe for Outsourcing Your Software Development by Steve Mezak Outsourcing your software development can save you time and money if you know what you need. Too often US companies attempt to outsource without a good understanding of what their softw...

Five Steps to Create Your Software Product with Outsourcing Many executives and investors are skeptical that software products can be developed using outsourcing. Even more skepticism is expressed at the idea of outsourcing version 1.0 of a product. Ye...