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Successful offshoring part 1: Time management

Globalization in the software industry not only means global competition and broader markets, it also means outsourcing work to offshore locations.

Offshoring is hard. There are many mistakes to make, some obvious (in hindsight), some not so. Do not expect an immediate success. If you have the strength to sit through the initial months, it can be a good solution to compete, grow and react flexibly to changing environments.

Being largely involved in offshoring and on-site coordination myself, I'll present you with some of the success factors that proved to be most critical in my own environment.

This is the first article in the series, make sure you come back in a couple of days for more on the topic!