Recently, I saw the question, “To what country would you recommend outsourcing an IT project?” When thinking about outsourcing offshore, that is the wrong question!
Regardless of the country, when you outsource at the project level, you must remain engaged with the project and the implementation team. I recommend some form of Agile approach in that you should require numerous short term deliverables demonstrating the team is moving the project in the direction you intended. Set up regular conference calls so you can ask questions and the team can ask you questions. Approach it like a virtual scrum. (more…)