One of the things that I try to tell folks who are interested in doing software product engineering globally is to consider the well established benefits outsourcing can bring to the table in conjunction with own teams local & global.
In this context I came across this article titled “Leveling the Developer Field” by Michael Vizard that talks about the evolving dynamics of global software engineering.
We are going to see a more nuanced approach to developing software on a global scale. It may cost less to develop software locally, but that does not mean there will be a movement of software development back to the U.S. Competitive factors such as total project cost, domain expertise and the quality of software will be the driving forces in software projects regardless of location.
The article also shares the experiences of one of Symphony’s customers on US vs offshore captive vs outsourcing partners.
Eaves says that Misys’ software development teams, especially in India, are almost always less expensive than hiring outside contractors. But what has happened over the years is that software development contractors in India have developed best practices that usually result in them delivering software that is of higher quality than what the internal teams can develop.
Read more: http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/IT-Management/Leveling-the-Developer-Field/
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