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Monday, January 14, 2008
CAD Outsourcing / Offshoring - Reality vs the Hype
CAD Outsourcing / Offshoring - Reality vs the Hype
"I think the reality of it is that in theory, with tools like ftp, the Web, email, instant messaging, it should be relatively simple (again, in theory) to exchange large amounts of information between two parties on two differing continents - but that doesn’t make it simple. Bottom line, no matter how high or low the billable rates, we take proximity for granted, in terms of how valuable it is to real communication and interraction. In some applications, industries, areas of interest, sacrificing proximity may pose little to no barrier to effective communication. But, based on experience, my conclusion is that in this business, without having a consultant close at hand, at least for some period of training, you had better budget time and money to deal with that learning curve."
These are the words from a person who has been through it...full post here
"I think the reality of it is that in theory, with tools like ftp, the Web, email, instant messaging, it should be relatively simple (again, in theory) to exchange large amounts of information between two parties on two differing continents - but that doesn’t make it simple. Bottom line, no matter how high or low the billable rates, we take proximity for granted, in terms of how valuable it is to real communication and interraction. In some applications, industries, areas of interest, sacrificing proximity may pose little to no barrier to effective communication. But, based on experience, my conclusion is that in this business, without having a consultant close at hand, at least for some period of training, you had better budget time and money to deal with that learning curve."
These are the words from a person who has been through it...full post here
# posted by Ecacofonix : 11:30 PM
