Blogs

How can you ensure quality in offshore software development?Hoe waarborgt u kwaliteit in offshore softwareontwikkeling? How can you ensure quality in offshore software development?Wie können Sie die Qualität in Offshore Softwareentwicklung sicherstellen?

Frequently, I hear people mention that ‘the quality’ of the software that is produced offshore is bad. Or people say ‘Indians produce bad quality’. Or they say ‘outsourcing doesn’t work, because the quality is too low’. Such conclusions sound like …

When do you start looking for an offshore employee?Wanneer gaat u op zoek naar een offshore werknemer?When do you start looking for an offshore employee?Wann beginnt man sich nach einem Offshore Angestellten umzusehen?

Many companies struggle with finding the right person for the right position, because there is a lack of talent available in the market. The forecasts on the scarcity of talent are not very promising. As the economies grow and (especially …

Open Coffee Alkmaar stimulates Indian education

As an employee at the Indian development office of Bridge I was asked to help the local community with money gathered by the members of Open Coffee Alkmaar, The Netherlands. Obviously this was my chance to return the favor and …

Does offshoring lead to a loss of knowledge?Leidt offshoring tot een verlies van kennis? Leder offshoring till förlorad kunskap?Führt Offshoring zu einem Verlust von Wissen?

Volkskrant, a popular newspaper in the Netherlands, published an article with the title ‘knowledge economy under pressure because of shortage of IT people‘. In the Netherlands (and the rest of Europe), there are big shortages of skilled IT people. ICT …

Open Coffee Alkmaar donates stitching machine in IndiaOpen Coffee Alkmaar doneert naaimachine in IndiaOpen Coffee Alkmaar donerar sy maskin i IndienOpen Coffee Alkmaar spendet Nähmaschine in Indien

After making a donation for the education of Meenu, an orphan from Kochi, we got to help out the twenty year old Neethu with another donation of members of Open Coffee Alkmaar, Netherlands. Neethu was born in a poor family. …

5 Mistakes Made When Offshoring & what to do about them5 Veelgemaakte Fouten Bij Offshoring & wat daar aan te doen5 Mistakes Made When Offshoring & what to do about them5 Fehler beim Offshoring und was man dagegen tun kann

24 February 2011 Offshoring

The shared services & outsourcing network published a good list of ten mistakes that companies make when offshoring. Although all factors are relevant, by focusing improvement efforts on 5 of them, you will improve your chances of success by at …

How do I know if I am ready for offshoring or nearshoring?

Offshoring and nearshoring are becoming increasingly popular. Articles are published about new offshoring decisions made by multinationals almost every day. And with the eternal struggle to find talent and lower costs, the importance of involving people from offshore or nearshore …

How can offshoring impact poverty?Hoe kan offshoring impact hebben op armoede?Hur kan offshoring påverka fattigdom? Wie kann Offshoring Armut verringern?

8 February 2011 Offshoring

Last week I came accross a book called ‘creative capitalism‘, which is based on a speech delivered by Bill Gates in Davos a few years ago. Bill Gates advocates an alternative form of capitalism in which companies do ‘good’ and …

Insights on globalization from 1200 top CEO’sInzichten in globalisatie van 1200 top CEO’sÅsikter om globalisering från 1200 topp VD:arEinblicke in die Globalisierung von 1200 top CEO’s

3 February 2011 Outsourcing

Price Waterhouse Coopers published a research they did among 1200 CEO’s around the world. The research is called ‘Growth reimagined’ and is available here: http://www.pwc.com/gx/en/ceo-survey/index.jhtml. The research shows that most CEO’s expect the economy and their company to grow within the next …

5 Tips to Avoiding Bad Website Design5 Tips to Avoiding Bad Website Design5 tips på för att undvika dålig webbside design5 Tips um ein schlechtes Design von Webseiten zu vermeiden

There are many guides on the internet telling you how to perfect your cool web design skills. Some will tell you that you need to take a course that will give you the required skills, and others say that practice …

How to manage expectations across borders and cultures?Hoe verwachtingen van verschillende culturen te managen?How to manage expectations across borders and cultures?Wie verwaltet man Erwartungen über Grenzen und Kulturen hinaus?

25 January 2011 Offshoring

A few weeks ago I spoke to Tom van Lamoen, operational manager at Estate, one of our customers. He has worked with teams in India and Eastern Europe in the past years and he mentioned that one of his greatest obstacles was …

Outsource Outsourcing: Key to Gain an Edge Over Your CompetitorsOutsource Outsourcing: Dé manier om competitief te blijvenOutsource Outsourcing: Key to Gain an Edge Over Your CompetitorsOutsource Outsourcing: Der Schlüssel um Ihren Mitstreitern voraus zu sein

13 January 2011 Offshoring

Outsourcing work to third party service providers is the need of virtually every business establishment around the world. Practically all big and small enterprises are now resorting to it. This helps companies focus on their main objectives. However, corporations that …