Couple of recent deals announced, one I mentioned earlier by Nokia Siemens and another by Rockwell Collins to open an outsourced offshore design center illustrate the growth in R&D outsourcing. The current (June 2007) issues of R&D Magazine has a cover story (R&D Outsourcing Becomes More Strategic) that describes the result of a May 2007 [...]
I recently came across two interesting posts by CEOs of startups who have tried offshoring and decided to bring the work onshore. The two used different models and had good things to say about their experiences but in the end realized that the work is better done onshore than continue offshore. The first one by [...]
Recent article, Alternative offshore model emerging in India, by John Ribeoro at IDG News Service, cites a new market research by Forrester Research concluding that companies are moving towards a hybrid model of offshoring versus deciding in favor of either captive or partner model. Forrester Research Inc. found that hidden costs raise the baseline expense [...]