Blogs about: Offshore Traps

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More Thoughts on ESL

Nick Krym wrote 2 months ago: A while ago when still a student I stumbled upon a great supplemental income opportunity: a friend o … more →

Tags: Managing Offshore Engagements, Offshore Tips

Offshore Impact: Personnel Issues

Nick Krym wrote 4 months ago: So you are moving forward with offshore initiative, maybe a new or expanding an existing one. What … more →

Tags: Managing Offshore Engagements, Offshore Tips

The Darkest Side of Outsourcing1 comment

Nick Krym wrote 4 months ago: While writing a post on a topic of personnel impact of the offshore outsourcing I had to go through … more →

Tags: Managing Offshore Engagements, Offshore Cons, Offshore Tips

Using Agile with Offshore7 comments

Nick Krym wrote 5 months ago: One topic that often comes up with relationship to outsourcing software development projects is the … more →

Tags: Managing Offshore Engagements, Offshore Tips

Once Bitten, Twice Prepared

Nick Krym wrote 5 months ago: A couple weeks ago I found myself in a typical Silicon Valley party with at least 50% of attendees f … more →

Tags: Managing Offshore Engagements, Offshore Tips

Delivering Bad News

Nick Krym wrote 5 months ago: If you are running an offshore IT engagement you have faced bad news a few times by now. Not? Chanc … more →

Tags: Managing Offshore Engagements, Offshore Tips

ESL Tips & Traps6 comments

Nick Krym wrote 5 months ago: In the stream of holiday mail an email from an old friend of mine stood out with its unusual greetin … more →

Tags: Managing Offshore Engagements, Lighter Side of Outsourcing, Offshore Tips

Outsourcing and Email Etiquette2 comments

Nick Krym wrote 6 months ago: Nothing made a more profound impact on business communications than email, and nothing probably ever … more →

Tags: Managing Offshore Engagements, Offshore Tips

Outsourcing in the Light of Bribe Payers Index3 comments

Nick Krym wrote 6 months ago: Have someone offered you some funny smelling incentive package to close an offshoring deal? You may … more →

Tags: News, Articles, Thoughts and Comments

Offshore & Sexual Harassment2 comments

Nick Krym wrote 7 months ago: What a strange topic, it feels quite weird even to bring it up. After mandatory training, posted pol … more →

Tags: Managing Offshore Engagements, Offshore Tips

Non-hire Trap

Nick Krym wrote 7 months ago: One of the first steps in most of offshore engagements, often even before you decide on the vendor i … more →

Tags: Managing Offshore Engagements, Offshore Tips

The Myth of the Onsite Coordinator2 comments

Nick Krym wrote 7 months ago: One of the proven methods to improve quality of communications with the offshore team is to have a d … more →

Tags: Managing Offshore Engagements, Offshore Myths, Offshore Tips

Offshore Model Selection: T&M vs. Fixed Bid2 comments

Nick Krym wrote 8 months ago: It’s quite amusing to see many offshore vendors to use LinkedIn Answers for self-promotion but inste … more →

Tags: Contract Negotiations, Managing Offshore Engagements, Offshore Tips, Outsourcing

Outsourcing Impact on Technology Choice1 comment

Nick Krym wrote 8 months ago: I find LinkedIn to be a good idea generator for blog topics, for example a question from Vinay Joshi … more →

Tags: Making Offshore Decision, Offshore Tips, Outsourcing

Don’t Fall Asleep Behind the Wheel

Nick Krym wrote 8 months ago: This post is a rude reminder to all of us involved in outsourcing. Just a few weeks ago I talked abo … more →

Tags: Managing Offshore Engagements, Lighter Side of Outsourcing, Offshore Tips, Outsourcing

Outsourcing Myths: Turnover Ratio1 comment

Nick Krym wrote 9 months ago: The impact of turnover on the total cost of outsourcing is difficult to overstate. Of course you kn … more →

Tags: Making Offshore Decision, Offshore Vendor Selection, Offshore Myths, Outsourcing

Fundamental Laws of Outsourcing1 comment

Nick Krym wrote 9 months ago: A while ago when answering a question on LinkedIn I suggested applying three well-known principals t … more →

Tags: Managing Offshore Engagements, Offshore Vendor Selection, Offshore Tips, Outsourcing

Negotiating a Fair Rate

Nick Krym wrote 9 months ago: Let’s assume that you have selected a few companies for your shortlist and are getting close to the … more →

Tags: Offshore Vendor Selection, Contract Negotiations, Offshore Tips, Outsourcing

It's Not Over, Till It's Over1 comment

Nick Krym wrote 9 months ago: I was fairly certain that an offshore development company with majority of their staff in St. Peters … more →

Tags: Contract Negotiations, Lighter Side of Outsourcing, Offshore Vendor Selection, Offshore Bloopers, Offshore Tips, Offshore Risks, Outsourcing


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