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"Can-do thinking makes risk management impossible. Since acknowledging real risk is defeatism, the risk management function in a can-do organization is restricted to dealing with those smallish risks that can be mitigated by quick action. That means you confront all the risks except the ones that really matter." (Tom DeMarco, Why Does Software Cost So Much? .)
Offshore outsourcing is a big deal these days, especially in the IT field. And because I made dire predictions about the phenomenon in a 1992 book entitled Decline and Fall of the American Programmer , I've been getting lots of phone calls from curious journalists and unemployed programmers lately.
Offshore outsourcing is a big deal these days, especially in the IT field. And because I made dire predictions about the phenomenon in a 1992 book entitled Decline and Fall of the American Programmer , I've been getting lots of phone calls from curious journalists and unemployed programmers lately.
When outsourcing application development, there are a few things you can do to reduce your risks through the vendor selection process. For a start, it is easy to fall prey to comparing contractors on a cost-only basis. While cost is important, it should not be treated separately from, say, a contractor's use of proprietary technology and its position in the marketplace.
When outsourcing application development, there are a few things you can do to reduce your risks through the vendor selection process. For a start, it is easy to fall prey to comparing contractors on a cost-only basis. While cost is important, it should not be treated separately from, say, a contractor's use of proprietary technology and its position in the marketplace.
Still alive and well
Still alive and well
Every now and then I know it's kinda hard to tell ...
But I'm still alive and well