Additional notes on Agile Offshoring
Continuing my earlier thread on managing Agile Offshore Development, a few notes from my recent reading on the topic:
It was interesting to scan the articles in this month’s Agile Journal focused on “Offshore Agile Development”. The editor leads by stating:
Offshore Agile development - no longer an anomaly but an increasingly attractive option for developers and consultants alike. Most companies start with some co-located Agile experience and then transition to offshore teams. However, others jump right into distributed Agile projects, and then factor in the time and cultural differences when involving teams in different countries or companies. Regardless of the approach, the numbers are growing. Successful offshore Agile teams have begun to discuss their experiences and share best practices for these challenging projects.
On a similar thread, it was interesting to read about “Primavera sends agile development to India” The computerworld article says “The company is using the offshore model to develop a new version of Primavera Enterprise, its flagship product suite. It is also considering the outsourcing of other product development to India.”
Interesting British Computer Society (BCS) website features Chinese Academy of Sciences' analysis of agile software development processes. The article begins by analysying "The phenomenon of global software development has intensified more than ever before, resulting in an increasing dispersion of software development activities across geographies."
Which seems to bring us closer to the point I was making earlier . . . Agile Offshore does not sound like an Oxymoron. Right?
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