Outsource or not

Monday, May 8. 2006

A year ago I blogged about a project which has been put into production but most programmers on the team had left the company in the end. At that time I believe the root cause was the outsourcing practice, which had been tremendously reduced our morale to an unacceptable level. However, it looks like we weren't alone.

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Again, outsource or not
Actually whenever I was discussing about whether or not companies should outsource IT projects to oversea, I've been hesitating to insist as I wasn't sure if it was only because my previous projects hadn't get it done right, until I read this.Is your proj

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Hmmmm... I haven't had the "chance" to experience it though I'm in an outsource resource.

Anyway, it is very demoralizing to find out that this has happened after all the hard work you've put into a project. For management, they're happy because more $$ has been saved and that their other resources can be put to use elsewhere. However, sad to say, sometimes, after this has happened, developers could be left out in the cold and just shelved for storage later.

I like what the article has said that,

"It also works when you hire an offshore team of senior people who know the business you're in. No, their rates aren't cheap, and don't have to be! But such teams usually consist of professionals, who take pride in their work, deliver on time without putting an extra burden on your own developers, and even mentor your staff."

However, what I gathered from other people who have "lost" their jobs to offshore teams is that management doesn't see this, they only see the $$$ saved.