Why You Suck At Offshoring, Even With Agile (Part 2 of 2)

This is a recap and retrospective on “Why You Suck At Offshoring, Even With Agile” which was presented at Agile 2010 by Thushara Wijewardena and Dave Prior. This is part 2 of 2. Click here for part 1. Click here if you want to subscribe to this podcast with iTunes.

Executives, Fixed Price And Agility

In this episode of The Project Shrink Podcast I am talking to David Webb of Exigen Services. We are talking about flex-agility: their outsourced, fixed price, agile-based application development offering. Earlier this year I talked to Alec Miloslavsky, CEO of Exigen Services, and I got a lot of feedback on this topic. Your feedback let …

Fixed Price, Agile And Outsourced. Utopia?

Ever heard of a fixed price agile method for outsourcing? Sounds like utopia, but with a closer look it makes sense. It’s about agility, a proper governance model, and, as always, communication, communication and communication. In this episode of “The Project Shrink” I have the pleasure of talking to Alec Miloslavsky, CEO of Exigen Services. …

How Fast Does Your Vendor Go – Transparency In Outsourcing

We all know that the key ingredient to successful outsourcing is frequent and fast feedback; keep your customer in the loop, let him know about your progress and problems and get him involved. Next to “communication” the keyword is “transparency”. What happens if you take this to the next level? What if the productivity of …