Offshore Software Development: Making It Work

✍ Scribed by Tandy Gold

• Publisher: Auerbach Publications
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 276
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Supplying a hands-on executive tool kit, Offshore Software Development: Making It Work draws on real life examples and explores the lessons learned from firms such as Verizon, Citigroup, JP Morgan Stanley, and individuals experienced in offshore outsourcing. Each chapter introduces a key set of concepts and illustrates them with a real world business case based upon a member of the Interest Group. The book shows how to understand the market, how to identify the benefits of offshore outsourcing, cut costs by outsourcing e-business and software applications offshore, how to mitigate risks, and how to create and appropriate global sourcing strategy.

✦ Table of Contents

Front cover......Page 1
DEDICATION......Page 6
TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 8
PREFACE......Page 14
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 16
SECTION 1: THE OFFSHORE IMPERATIVE......Page 18
CHAPTER 1. CRUNCHING THE OFFSHORE NUMBERS: WHAT THE FINANCIAL PORTEND......Page 20
CHAPTER 2. GETTING STARTED IN OFFSHORE......Page 46
CHAPTER 3. CHOOSING AN OFFSHORE VENDOR: A LOOK AT THE OFFSHORE MATURITY MODEL......Page 98
SECTION 2: A HANDS-ON OFFSHORE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT TOOLKIT......Page 128
CHAPTER 4. CHOOSING LOCATIONS FOR OFFSHORE: COUNTRY PROS AND CONS......Page 130
CHAPTER 5. THE OFFSHORE PROGRAM CHECKLIST: WHAT'S REALLY DIFFERENT?......Page 150
SECTION 3: THE OFFSHORE PROGRAM CHALLENGE......Page 198
CHAPTER 6. MANAGING EMPLOYEE IMPACT: VILLAIN OR SAVIOR?......Page 200
CHAPTER 7. MANAGING RISK THROUGH AN OFFSHORE NETWORK SECURITY ARCHITECTURE......Page 222
CHAPTER 8. PULLING IT ALL TOGETHER: TOP 10 DO'S AND DON'TS OF OFFSHORE......Page 252
INDEX......Page 266
Back cover......Page 276