Outsourcing
Webvanta provides a venue to learning and discussing the challenges of effectively managing remote partners for web site projects.
Design Partner Story: Inspira Digital
Our design partners tell our story more compellingly than we can, so we've been conducting a series of interviews. We've just published the first one, with Luke Green of Inspira Digital.
Resource Sites & Magazines
- Vitamin Features » Working with web developers in …
A thoughtful discussion of working with Indian web developers.
Blogs
- Why Freelancers Should Watch Their Backs (And How To Turn The …
If you get uneasy whenever someone mentions working with freelancers in other countries charging very little, this blog has some ideas for you.
Articles
- Managing Overseas Developers Effectively - Summary
Notes from a roundtable of project managers on effectively managing overseas developers.
Books
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The Art of Outsourcing Information Technology: How Culture and Attitude Affect Client-Vendor Relationships
“Increasing numbers of businesses and Information Technology firms are outsourcing their software and Web development tasks. Research has indicated that the primary problem is language because of idiomatic expressions and subtle cultural nuances associated with the use of particular words. Thus communication frequently breaks down when dealing with overseas companies.”
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OutsourcingInsourcing: Can vendors make money from the new relationship opportunities
“Topics explored throughout include the scope, scale and importance of what is outsourced; the pricing and risk sharing involved; and changes to organizations which lead them to seek more outsourcing.”
