http://brian.magierski.com/2007/07/03/the-case-against-off-shoring/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-case-against-off-shoring Entrepreneurial finance, venture capital, tech deals, Enterprise 2.0, Collaborative Applications - brian.magierski.com Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:38:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://brian.magierski.com/2007/07/03/the-case-against-off-shoring/comment-page-1/#comment-3255 Offshoring the Recruiting Function « Confessions of a Recruiting Newbie Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:07:30 +0000 http://brian.magierski.com/2007/07/03/the-case-against-off-shoring/#comment-3255 [...] is not always the optimal solution. Brian Magierski of BSG Alliance recently posted about the failures of offshoring for development work. Will we see the same kinds of posts in two years about the failures of offshoring for recruiting [...] [...] is not always the optimal solution. Brian Magierski of BSG Alliance recently posted about the failures of offshoring for development work. Will we see the same kinds of posts in two years about the failures of offshoring for recruiting [...]

]]> http://brian.magierski.com/2007/07/03/the-case-against-off-shoring/comment-page-1/#comment-3116 Katie Carty Tierney Wed, 04 Jul 2007 03:27:21 +0000 http://brian.magierski.com/2007/07/03/the-case-against-off-shoring/#comment-3116 When I was a Product Development Manager for a telecom software vendor in the late 90s, I was at the "forefront" of the offshoring craze.  In addition to the US-based development team, I also managed a team of offshore developers.  To be fair, there were a couple of offshore developers who were very good at what they did, and would be an asset to any organization.  However, the majority of the developers were not trained in basic SDLC concepts, especially testing, and made my life absolutely miserable.  I spent countless hours trying to explain the concept of "Unit Testing" to developers with college educations, when I should have been focusing on the overall architecture of the system and ways to improve performance and scalability.  I am surprised that it has taken almost 10 years for the US companies to realize the costs of offshore development.  I thought that the "eureka!" moment would have come years ago.  In addition to the PR hits these companies took (many US companies suffered image problems as a direct result of their decisions to offshore), there are very real, very measurable, and very significant costs associated with the overall software quality. If my former employer had listened when I brought my concerns to their attention, they would have saved time and money and been able to bring a better product to the market in a much more timely fashion. -Katie     This conversation continues at <a href="http://www.bsgalliance.com/convs/show/245" rel="nofollow">BSG Alliance</a>   Katie Carty Tierney <a href="http://www.bsgalliance.com/account/profile/22" rel="nofollow">View My Profile</a> Corporate Recruiter BSG Alliance When I was a Product Development Manager for a telecom software vendor in the late 90s, I was at the "forefront" of the offshoring craze.  In addition to the US-based development team, I also managed a team of offshore developers.  To be fair, there were a couple of offshore developers who were very good at what they did, and would be an asset to any organization.  However, the majority of the developers were not trained in basic SDLC concepts, especially testing, and made my life absolutely miserable.  I spent countless hours trying to explain the concept of "Unit Testing" to developers with college educations, when I should have been focusing on the overall architecture of the system and ways to improve performance and scalability.
 I am surprised that it has taken almost 10 years for the US companies to realize the costs of offshore development.  I thought that the "eureka!" moment would have come years ago.  In addition to the PR hits these companies took (many US companies suffered image problems as a direct result of their decisions to offshore), there are very real, very measurable, and very significant costs associated with the overall software quality.
If my former employer had listened when I brought my concerns to their attention, they would have saved time and money and been able to bring a better product to the market in a much more timely fashion.
-Katie
 
 
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