Software estimation is notoriously difficult. Developers loathe estimating because it puts them in a losing situation. If they underestimate a project, they risk an unhappy client or loss of profit. However, if they overestimate a project or add a bunch of ‘safety padding’ to the schedule, they run the risk of scaring off the client
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Overall L’Viv IT Arena 2016 conference was informative and interesting, though I had mixed feelings about the venue. The city of L’Viv, on the other hand, is wonderful and fits perfectly into SourceSeek’s formula for a great IT location.
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Dave sat down with Gene Tashkinov (Silicon Gene) in Moscow recently for some perspective on how Russian software teams often interpret contracts differently than their US clients. When your Russian software team considers your agreement to be more of a guide than a formal contract, it can easily affect your project and your ongoing relationship with them.
Continue readingIf there is one type of offshore development team that always gets my attention, it’s the expat-run software team. In theory, this model combines the savings of offshore development with familiar western leadership and management – a perfect combination. That is, except when it’s not. Over the years I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and
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Dave’s answer to this Quora.com question: At SourceSeek we are constantly researching and traveling the world to keep abreast of the IT industry around the world. So we’ve been watching S. America for years now and have a number of great software partners there. Outsourcing to South America is a very mixed bag, varying by
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