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While in Bolivia recently visiting one of our software outsourcing partners, I noticed a QA manager who was wearing a T-shirt with the word “Bazinga!” blazed across the front; the word looked familiar, but I couldn’t place it so I asked her if that meant something in Spanish. Her reply:> CONTINUE
One of the great advantages of my job is getting to meet software outsourcing partners in faraway places all over the world. To be sure, part of these trips is purely nuts-and-bolts stuff: assessing staff, management, facilities, and programming operations, for instance. But where it really gets interesting is learning> CONTINUE
In case you’ve innocently clicked here unaware that you’ve stepped in the middle of a conversation, this is the fifth in a series of posts where I’m discussing the elements necessary for a successful programming culture. (Check out Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 or Part 4) As I’ve stressed> CONTINUE
This is the fourth post in a five-part series (check out Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3) where I’ve been examining what it takes for a software programming or development organization to cultivate the right kind of company culture. As I’ve said previously, creating the proper culture is crucial> CONTINUE
WATCH THIS ON-DEMAND WEBINAR NOW! As movie producer Samuel Goldwyn once said, “A verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it is written on.” Some IT outsourcing contracts aren’t either! Every word of your Master Service Agreement (MSA) should clearly define the client-vendor relationship – as well as protect your business.> CONTINUE
In the last few posts (Part 1 and Part 2) I’ve been talking about the juggling act of creating the kind of culture necessary for a successful programming or development organization. So far we’ve covered innovation and interpersonal factors — today I thought I’d throw another couple of balls into> CONTINUE
Software Development Firms in Bolivia and Peru Offer Attractive Nearshoring Opportunities for North American Companies Companies that want to get the advantages of offshoring software development without dealing with the potential drawbacks can now tap into nearshoring opportunities in South America. Accelerance – the global software outsourcing authority – recently> CONTINUE
As I wrote in Part 1 of this five part series, fostering the right kind of culture is crucial to the success of a programming or software development organization. Unfortunately, this is easier said than done. It’s not like you can simply throw employees into a giant human resources Petri> CONTINUE
When it comes to business success, culture matters. It does in any field, but especially in software development, where so much is riding on the talents of employees and their ability to work together as a team. When you want to foster the culture required for a productive programming or> CONTINUE
March 17 Presentation Will Help Software Development Firms Sell More Effectively to the North American Market When the world’s IT leaders gather in Minsk, Belarus from March 16-17, 2013, Accelerance CEO Steve Mezak will be one of the headline speakers. Drawing from best practices he has developed over the past> CONTINUE
