Comment Re:Do not do it! (Score 1) 737
I have to agree. I used to work for a company that shifted from FTE to on-shore and finally off-shore resources.
My experience is during the initial (try-out) phase, we received the creame. After that try out phase, what we got was bottom of the barrel (even after saying no to the worst of the lot). I spent twice as much time managing the effort as it would have taken me to do it myself. The resources were even less effective (my benchmark for "average" off-shore indian resources was at 20% of what I and my fellow coworkers did).
I spent a lot of time trying to convince my management that at one third the cost (then) and 5 times the effort, not counting my time or the on-shore liason's time, outsourcing the project was wrong.
Didn't matter. It was policy to send off-shore. So, I am now happily employed elsewhere. From keeping in touch with friends their, the ratio hasn't improve with time.
Of course... your milage may vary.
My experience is during the initial (try-out) phase, we received the creame. After that try out phase, what we got was bottom of the barrel (even after saying no to the worst of the lot). I spent twice as much time managing the effort as it would have taken me to do it myself. The resources were even less effective (my benchmark for "average" off-shore indian resources was at 20% of what I and my fellow coworkers did).
I spent a lot of time trying to convince my management that at one third the cost (then) and 5 times the effort, not counting my time or the on-shore liason's time, outsourcing the project was wrong.
Didn't matter. It was policy to send off-shore. So, I am now happily employed elsewhere. From keeping in touch with friends their, the ratio hasn't improve with time.
Of course... your milage may vary.
