Comments on: Offshore Outsourcing to Companies in India – corners they cut http://www.droug.co.uk/outsourcing-to-indians-corners-they-cut.html Doug Scott's thoughts and opinions Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:38:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: jezza101 http://www.droug.co.uk/outsourcing-to-indians-corners-they-cut.html/comment-page-1#comment-4465 jezza101 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:53:21 +0000 http://www.asapventures.co.uk/blog/?p=33#comment-4465 meh - worked for a company that went into offshoring in a big way, was the answer to all our competiveness problems. The idea was that the offshore staff cost a 1/10th of onshore staff, what could go wrong? Well unfortunately offshore staff were 10 times less productive and onshore staff had to spend much of our time training and fixing so we became less productive too. All the good offshore guys (there were some great guys we worked with) left for higher paid positions or came onshore at onshore rates. Still, I've heard some people have made it work. meh – worked for a company that went into offshoring in a big way, was the answer to all our competiveness problems.

The idea was that the offshore staff cost a 1/10th of onshore staff, what could go wrong?

Well unfortunately offshore staff were 10 times less productive and onshore staff had to spend much of our time training and fixing so we became less productive too.

All the good offshore guys (there were some great guys we worked with) left for higher paid positions or came onshore at onshore rates.

Still, I’ve heard some people have made it work.

]]> By: Michigan Business Blog » Blog Archive » Offshoring and Outsourcing to Indians…. http://www.droug.co.uk/outsourcing-to-indians-corners-they-cut.html/comment-page-1#comment-558 Michigan Business Blog » Blog Archive » Offshoring and Outsourcing to Indians…. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:50:13 +0000 http://www.asapventures.co.uk/blog/?p=33#comment-558 [...] http://www.asapventures.co.uk/blog/outsourcing-to-indians-corners-they-cut.html [...] [...] http://www.asapventures.co.uk/blog/outsourcing-to-indians-corners-they-cut.html [...]

]]> By: Duncan Jennings http://www.droug.co.uk/outsourcing-to-indians-corners-they-cut.html/comment-page-1#comment-551 Duncan Jennings Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:12:41 +0000 http://www.asapventures.co.uk/blog/?p=33#comment-551 Definitely agree with not outsourcing your problems. That is why so many people fall down trying outsource full web site builds - they struggle in the UK with easy communication so how hard will it be to make a complex build work and cost cut with India. If we outsource anything remotely complex we pay a ridiculous premium in the country so we can get the very best people of a level we couldn't afford here. In this situation it's not about cost cutting but getting access to skills. Definitely agree with not outsourcing your problems. That is why so many people fall down trying outsource full web site builds – they struggle in the UK with easy communication so how hard will it be to make a complex build work and cost cut with India. If we outsource anything remotely complex we pay a ridiculous premium in the country so we can get the very best people of a level we couldn’t afford here. In this situation it’s not about cost cutting but getting access to skills.

]]>