Akbar Burney 2007 en http://www.lancetworldwide.com/lancetworldwide_articles.html The latest outsourcing news and updates from Lancet Worldwide, a software development company working out of Ottawa, Canada and now in Chicago, illinois, has a FREE initial consultation service and they may be contacted for setting up a meeting. They have a comprehensive protocol with successful offshore outsourcing best practices. They can give you a chockfull of ideas in outsourcing, especially to India where 80% of IT outsourcing is taking place. They have Canadian consultants who at the same time are well-versed in the business ethics and skills of the Indian marketplace and they also have already developed outsourced e-learning software in Cyberabad, India. e-mail: info@lancetworldwide.com Phone: 1.613.963.0275 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit RSS Feed Creator http://www.lancetworldwide.com Sun, 28 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.lancetworldwide.com http://www.lancetworldwide.com/favicon.ico http://www.lancetworldwide.com/software-development-outsourcing-articles10.htmlSoftware development OutsourcingAkbar Burney Nasscom, (National Association of Software and Service Companies), assuming its regulatory role, in June this year, instituted mechanisms to curb IPR infractions in India by setting a data piracy watchdog. These measures are meant to address... http://www.lancetworldwide.com/software-development-outsourcing-articles10.html Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:26:24 -0400 http://www.lancetworldwide.com/software-development-outsourcing-articles9.htmlSoftware development OutsourcingAkbar Burney In software development, if the issue of Intellectual Property Rights is addressed at the inception of the project it will eliminate uncalled-for grief later... http://www.lancetworldwide.com/software-development-outsourcing-articles9.html Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:18:39 -0400 http://www.lancetworldwide.com/software-development-outsourcing-articles8.htmlSoftware development OutsourcingAkbar Burney Piracy and theft of intellectual property are genuine concerns of those businesses contemplating to outsource their software development to Russia and China... http://www.lancetworldwide.com/software-development-outsourcing-articles8.html Sun, 10 Nov 2007 10:36:32 -0400 http://www.lancetworldwide.com/software-development-outsourcing-articles7.htmlSoftware development OutsourcingAkbar Burney It makes good sense for any corporation, outsourcing a software development assignment, to have their specially selected “stay back team” monitoring closely the outsourced project. The team or an individual, in certain cases, usually based on project size, are then the pivotal points of accountability for the outcomes of outsourcing when it comes to assessing the progress of the software development cycle... http://www.lancetworldwide.com/software-development-outsourcing-articles7.html Sun, 28 Oct 2007 20:57:10 -0400 http://www.lancetworldwide.com/software-development-outsourcing-articles6.htmlSoftware development OutsourcingAkbar Burney I have mentored a number of technical writers and the one question I have been most frequently asked is related to the importance of specialized technical knowledge which is required in order to produce sound documentation of any particular technical subject. In other words, does someone need to be a computer expert, perhaps a programmer or engineer, before they can produce a worthy deliverable for the IT industry?... http://www.lancetworldwide.com/software-development-outsourcing-articles6.html Sun, 28 Oct 2007 07:12:42 -0400 http://www.lancetworldwide.com/software-development-outsourcing-articles5.htmlSoftware development OutsourcingAkbar Burney John Simke, President of the Toronto-based Centre for Outsourcing Research and Education made a valid observation: Outsourcers, most of them, force their clients into what may be termed a boilerplate or template arrangement to try and fit them into a ready made solution... http://www.lancetworldwide.com/software-development-outsourcing-articles5.html Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:13:36 -0400 http://www.lancetworldwide.com/software-development-outsourcing-articles4.htmlSoftware development OutsourcingAkbar Burney Software outsourcing, especially offshoring of it, causes the biggest headaches because of a single factor: communication. We in North America may view offshore outsourcing as not being a hurdle when it comes to communications by concluding that; after all, if the party at the other end can... http://www.lancetworldwide.com/software-development-outsourcing-articles4.html Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:44:48 -0400 http://www.lancetworldwide.com/software-development-outsourcing-artcles3.html Software Outsourcing Moe Burney The impression in the public mind about offshore IT outsourcing in particular, and any offshore outsourcing in general, has unfortunately devolved to the point where it is considered as a trend responsible for killing jobs in North America. Consequently, for many, offshore outsourcing is a practice which is morally reprehensible and just another exhibition of raw corporate greed... http://www.lancetworldwide.com/software-development-outsourcing-articles3.html Sat, 08 Sep 2007 14:50:33 -0400 http://www.lancetworldwide.com/software-development-outsourcing-artcles2.html Software development Outsourcing Moe Burney A notable business personality remarked that when it comes to software outsourcing the slide asking "Why India?" is no longer on any ones PowerPoint presentation... http://www.lancetworldwide.com/software-development-outsourcing-articles2.html Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:35:58 -0400 http://www.lancetworldwide.com/software-development-outsourcing-artcles1.html Software Outsourcing Moe Burney Those businesses which have profited from offshore software outsourcing have relied on what may be considered a set of good practices. The ones that have ignored the basic principles of the right preparation before deciding to plunge into outsourcing business transactions have all come up with negative fallouts from their actions. So what are some of the major points to consider before making a foray in this fast growing and very lucrative venture of offshore outsourcing?... http://www.lancetworldwide.com/software-development-outsourcing-articles1.html Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:51:04 -0400 http://www.lancetworldwide.com/software-development-outsourcing-artcles.html Software Outsourcing Technical Writing Moe Burney In addition to offering outsourcing solutions to IT organizations, LancetWorldwide has decided to include delivery of documentation services for its clients when it opens for business on July 16, 2007. The documentation need not necessarily be that of only those organizations seeking the service of software developers provided through Lancet Worldwide... http://www.lancetworldwide.com/software-development-outsourcing-articles.html Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:44:33 -0400 http://www.lancetworldwide.com/software-development-outsourcing-artcles.html Software Outsourcing Moe Burney LancetWorldwide announced today that it will be starting its operation of outsourcing solutions on 16 July 2007, by launching its consultation services to the IT sector. The company founded by Moe Burney will be located in Kanata, Ontario and is unique in that it works as both a nearshore as well as an offshore outsourcing resource for organizations seeking outsourced development of their software applications... http://www.lancetworldwide.com/software-development-outsourcing-articles.html Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:36:46 -0400