| ticle in CIOInsight, | | | | India, that this type of Virtual Consulting is not |
| Quoted some interesting survey results from | | | | only viable, but beneficial? |
| companies that have gone offshore."Of those | | | | Granted I have also seen and heard of companies |
| companies that have gone offshore, 88 percent | | | | of all sizes and (supposed) levels of maturity (SEI |
| said they had gotten better "value for the | | | | CMM) fail when trying to outsource projects. But, |
| money" with U.S. firms. That isn't too surprising. | | | | IMHO, the cases I have heard about appear to be |
| What is surprising, and what has to be worrying | | | | attributed to a lack of understanding of how to |
| U.S. IT services firms, are some other results of | | | | plan and/or manage these types of outsources / |
| the survey: - 71 percent said the "quality of the | | | | virtual / remote projects. |
| deliverable" was better than U.S. firms provided, | | | | What have you heard about the success and/or |
| and - 67 percent said "on-time delivery" was | | | | failures of companies to successfully outsource |
| better. In other words, India's IT services firms | | | | projects? and why did they succeed or fail? |
| are outperforming their U.S. counterparts in three | | | | What do you see as the Risks, Issues, |
| key areas: they're producing better products and | | | | Opportunities, and/or Rewards of off-shore |
| services; they're doing it faster; and they're | | | | outsourcing relative to Virtual Consulting? |
| charging less. That's good news for CIOs, but bad | | | | How might we turn this ongoing trend to our |
| news for U.S. firms." - I know that there has been | | | | mutual benefit? |
| and continues to be "heated" discussions and | | | | Again, IMHO, I actually see this trend of off-shore |
| debates about off-shore outsourcing in many | | | | outsourcing as an opportunity for Virtual |
| forums. | | | | Consultants / Consulting. |
| Is off-shore outsourcing a "bane" or a "boon" for | | | | Just think, if companies believe that you can |
| Virtual Consulting? | | | | design, manage, test, etc. a product / project |
| IMHO, the fact that at least some of these | | | | being developed remotely and possibly off-shore, |
| companies are able to successfully employ | | | | than why can't you also perform your consulting, |
| off-shore resources to produce quality products in | | | | design, management, testing, etc. tasks remotely |
| an cost effective and timely manner, is proof tha | | | | virtually relative to the physical location(s) of the |
| Virtual Consulting really works! | | | | company? |
| Wouldn't you agree? | | | | Further, doesn't this lead us in the direction where |
| In other related articles, they specifically note that | | | | the objectives are to use the best, highest |
| India is experiencing a boom due to IT | | | | quality, most cost effective and time efficient |
| outsourcing: | | | | resources for a task / project no matter where |
| Ref: "Growing trend toward IT outsourcing is a | | | | in the world they are performing the work? |
| boon for India By Scott Leith The Atlanta | | | | Doesn't this tell us that we are starting to really |
| Journal-Constitution Sunday, May 4, 2003" | | | | deal in a true "Global Economy"? And isn't this |
| Don't you think that as companies see that they | | | | what Virtual Consulting is all about? |
| are able to allow work to be performed remotely | | | | You tell me?! |
| / virtually, even half way around the world in | | | | |