September events: Fifth Annual International Smart-Sourcing Conference
Outsourcing strategies are fast changing in response to the dynamics of the evolving and shrinking global market. Though this statement sounds rhetorical, practitioners of offshoring, especially those managing outsourced projects at both ends of the spectrum – client’s personnel and vendor’s staff – are acutely aware of the changing dynamics, especially as they impact their ability to consistently delivery IT solutions. This also means that practitioners in the industry, self included, have to periodically step out and interact with others on issues and challenges. What better way to do this than to talk with peers outside the organization?
This is exactly what I intend to do for a few weeks in September. I’m looking forward to attending and presenting at the Fifth Annual International Conference in Los Angles in September. The organizers of the event, the Center for Global Outsourcing, claim that it will be an opportunity for industry leaders and peers to discuss Smart-Sourcing strategies to gain competitive advantage. [Check out details on my scheduled workshop on managing offshore IT projects] As with ideas in my book, I hope to keep the presentation neutral of the ‘official’ Infosys sourcing viewpoint for obvious reasons.
