In Offshore Software Development: Making It Work, hands-on managers of Offshore solutions help you answer these questions: What is Offshore and why is it an IT imperative? What do you need to do to successfully evaluate an Offshore solution? How do you avoid common pitfalls? How do you confront security and geopolitical risk? How do you handle issues related to displaced workers? The author applies her considerable experience in the analysis of such Offshore issues as the financial growth of the Offshore industry, keys to success in initiating a program, choosing and managing vendors, risk mitigation, and employee impacts. A detailed program checklist outlines the steps for successful Offshore execution, providing real-world exposure and guidance to a movement that has become a fixture in the IT realm. About the Author Tandy Gold is a 20-year veteran of the technology industry who is focused on entrepreneurial consulting and innovation. As part of her responsibilities in implementing the first Offshore initiative for a large financial institution, she created a monthly Offshore interest group. Comprised of Offshore program managers from Fortune 100 firms, together they represent more than 40 years of experience in Offshore. Book Cover 1 Title 5 Copyright 6 Dedication 7 Table of Contents 9 Preface 10 Acknowledgements 11 Section 1 The Offshore Imperative 13 1 Crunching the Offshore Numbers: What the Financials Portend 14 2 Getting Started in Offshore 36 3 Choosing and Offshore Vendor: A Look at the Offshore Maturity Model 78 Section 2 A Hands-On Offshore Program Management Toolkit 103 4 Choosing Locations for Offshore: Country Pros and Cons 104 5 The Offshore Program Checklist: What's Really Different? 122 Section 3 The Offshore Program Challenge 162 6 Managing Employee Impact: Villain or Savior? 163 7 Managing Risk Through an Offshore Network Security Architecture 180 8 Pulling it all Together: Top 10 Do's and Don'ts of Offshore 204 Index 217 This book explains why Offshore became an IT imperative. It also answers how to successfully evaluate an Offshore solution, how to avoid common pitfalls, how to confront security and geopolitical concerns, and how to handle issues related to displaced workers. The author applies considerable experience in the analysis of the financial growth of the Offshore industry, keys to success in initiating a program, choosing and managing vendors, risk mitigation, and employee impacts. A detailed program checklist outlines the steps for successful Offshore execution, providing real-world exposure and gu "The author applies her experience in the analysis of such Offshore issues as the financial growth of the Offshore industry, keys to success in initiating a program, choosing and managing vendors, risk mitigations, and employee impacts. A detailed program checklist outlines the steps for successful Offshore execution, providing real-world exposure and guidance to a movement that has become a fixture in the IT realm."--BOOK JACKET Showing how to understand the market, identify the benefits, cut costs and mitigate risks of offshore outsourcing, this book supplies a hands-on executive tool kit with real life examples, case studies and key concepts of global sourcing strategies. The individuals and firms in this book represent over 60 years of Offshore Outsourcing hands-on Fortune 50 experience, encompassing both solid track records of success to emulate, as well as missteps and bloopers to avoid.
