Agile methodologies were adopted by 35% of the organizations that participated in Forrester’s survey, as opposed to 13% that utilize waterfall processes and 30% that don’t use any formal process. In total overwhelming 51% of the companies are using iterative software development practices
read moreThrough a case study of a global localization project, the presntation describes the advantages and challenges created when combining offshoring , global delivery model and agile development methodology
read moreThis case study was done on Lighthouse - a SaaS-based PLM we, at Ignite, use to manage offshore software development projects
read moreThis article refers to the painful problem of buffer management in outsourced fixed bids. In most fixed-price projects, even the successful ones, this problem is a mutual problem - the customer feels that the provider is trying to minimize costs and maximize the project margin, while the provider feels that the customer is trying to widen the project scope by posting change requests disguised as bugs. In most cases, both sides are right!
read moreA dilemma that every global company has before taking the offshore decision: create an in-house offshore software development center (AKA captive unit) or engage with an offshore software development provider
read moreA Forrester analysis on offshore destinations in East Europe compared to India
read moreHow can you apply “agile” or “Lean Development” techniques to further improve your chances of successfully managing fixed-price projects.
read moreHow do you qualify, sell and manage projects with fixed-price contracts without losing your customer or going broke.
read moreMartin Fowler presents his lessons from employing Agile Development Methodology in an Offshore Project.
read moreForrester predicts software vendors will increasingly turn to combined Offshore Outsourcing and Agile Development to support business, reduce costs and improve quality and time-to-market.
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