Agreed Harvey, If you're knee deep in a complex project and are pushed for time, don't expect to hire an offshore developer for them to magically finish things off for you. Like anyone, it will take a dev time to get up to speed with what needs to be done and if there is a reasonable level of complexity it may simply be easier for you to suck it up and complete the work yourself.
The best use of offshore or outsourced dev work is when the work is factored into the entire workflow of the project from the beginning. Regards, Paul Bennett MoveForward - Web Development for Design Companies http://www.moveforward.co.nz 06 308 9722 027 255 8495 On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 10:12 PM, Harvey Kane <[email protected]> wrote: > One thing I'd add is that you shouldn't try to hire offshore when you are > busy. It sounds whack because the only reason you need the extra help is > because you are busy. But actually it takes a lot of managing and you just > don't have time to do this properly when you are flat out. The reality is > that the default result, unless you do an exceptional job of managing, is > project failure. > > I have had mixed results personally. All credit to Paul for making it > work, but I reckon there are easier and less stressful ways to make money. > > Just my 2c. > > Harvey. > > > > > On 22/10/2012 8:43 p.m., Paul Bennett wrote: > >> I've had good experiences on a couple of sites and have built up a good >> stable group of trusted and skilled offshore devs over the last few months. >> >> You need to put in some effort in initially as it takes time to learn how >> to spec a good project, how to select good developers and then to manage >> the project effectively. >> You need to run a few projects through the sites and then weed out the >> bad devs and cling on to the good ones. Set clear timelines and >> deliverables and don't be afraid to cancel a project if the dev can't meet >> the timeframes they agreed to or if the code simply isn't good enough (or >> they're not sticking to the requirements). >> >> It's unsurprising to hear the "tried it once and it didn't work" comments >> - you can apply that to almost any scenario in life but the reality is that >> if you structure your work well, communicate well and stick with it, >> outsourcing can be rewarding, effective and profitable. >> >> Regards, >> Paul Bennett >> MoveForward - Web Development for Design Companies >> http://www.moveforward.co.nz >> 06 308 9722 >> 027 255 8495 >> -- >> NZ PHP Users Group: >> http://groups.google.com/**group/nzphpug<http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug> >> To post, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, send email to >> nzphpug+unsubscribe@**googlegroups.com<nzphpug%[email protected]> >> > > -- > Harvey Kane > > Phone: > - Auckland: +64 9 950 4133 > - Wanaka: +64 3 746 8133 > - Mobile: +64 21 811 951 > > Email: [email protected] > If you need to contact me urgently, please read my email policy > www.ragepank.com/email/ > > > -- > NZ PHP Users Group: > http://groups.google.com/**group/nzphpug<http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug> > To post, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to > nzphpug+unsubscribe@**googlegroups.com<nzphpug%[email protected]> > -- NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected]
