Trouble with Software Outsourcing? Bazinga! Not in Bolivia

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
A Software Outsourcer’s Wine Review: Hungarian Bull’s Blood

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
Excellence, Focus and Environment: Part 5 of Elements of a Successful Programming Culture

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
Communication, Empowerment and Selectivity: Part 4 of Elements of a Successful Programming Culture

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

Costa Rica Partner #1

A Latin American software services company based in San Jose, Costa Rica with over 100 full time resources with access to deep talent pools exclusively serving the US market and more than 40 clients over the last 6 years. Focus is on custom software development, maintenance and testing services. Technologies include Java (JEE, JME, JSE), Dot Net (C#,VB.Net), RoR, LAMP, PHP, AJAX, HTML, XML, FLEX, Sharepoint, Web Services, SOA. Databases MS SQL, Oracle, MySql, DB2. Deep expertise on enterprise applications both web and desktop, and also for mobile devices. Methodologies include extensive use of Agile leveraging nearshore proximity (3-5 hrs flight), time zones (MST, CST) and easy resource transfers to and from the US. Resources are only intermediate level and above with full English fluency and US client experience.