Subj : Re: experience with indians?
To   : comp.programming
From : David
Date : Wed Sep 07 2005 12:13 pm

  Hello Giuseppe,

On Wed, 7 Sep 2005 09:05:33 UTC, "Giuseppe Dini" <dinniz@hotmail.it> wrote:

> "Giuseppe Dini" <dinniz@hotmail.it> ha scritto nel messaggio
> > have you had experience with indian software houses?
> > If so, what do you think about them? Suggestions?
> > What to be aware about?
> > thank you
> 
> thank you for your advices.
> Of course my fears are not of racial nature.
> I know well the kinds of problems I have to face working with people in my
> country, but I think that for people with a different culture problems could
> be other ones. I just wanted to know your experience in this direction.
> 
> As to money: I've been in India and I've found out that there is a lot of
> people out there just trying to catch your money in every way. And prices
> for westeners are much higher than for indians, also for software.
> 
> As to quality: do you think there is a way to have an idea of the way people
> work before having an experience with then? What to check? Can a CMMi3 o5
> certification guarantee a better level of quality in your opinion?

  Probably the best way to gaurantee a successful experience with any unknown
group is to test the waters.  If you feel that outsourcing a large amount of
work is necessary, try to know that ahead of time and find one or more groups
to fullfill smaller goals.  You can then find which groups work better with 
you and fullfill your needs.  You may then have some idea what portion of
the larger project you are able to entrust to the groups you have successfully
worked with.

  The reliability of your development team, no matter where they are located,
is just one more variable you must account for when planning your project
and assessing its risks.

  David

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