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This is a good article. I hope that others from my home country also read
it.

"James McGovern" <james.mcgovern@agilemanifesto.com> wrote in message
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> The vast majority of CIOs have been wreckless in their thinking about
> outsourcing. The notion of sending work primarily to India is minimally
> irresponsible. CIOs have the fiduciary duty to protect the integrity of
> their systems and the health and welfare of existing employees.
>
> The responsible CIOs have taken steps that address the India movement. For
> example, the CIO of Phoenix Life took the initiative to build their own
> outsourcing facility in Bangalore India instead of giving it over to a
third
> party. They did not underestimate the need for "employees" to do work
> instead of third parties.
>
> Other CIOs that have adapted Agile approaches realize that people
> interaction is more important than processes and tools. They figured out
> that outsourcing to locations where interaction with existing staff is
> easier makes the most sense. The really smart CIOs have looked at smaller
> countries in the same time zone as their employees. For example, there are
> outsourcing companies in Barbados and Trinidad.
>
> The Agile CIO also understands that his/her own employees need to
> periodically travel in order to form a viable partnership. Choosing
> countries that have direct flights from major airports such as JFK, Miami,
> etc are responsible. Likewise choosing countries where culture is similar
to
> US/UK is also responsible.
>
> Ignoring the fact that the world is changing where terrorist activities
are
> prevalent, choosing countries where this will not jeopardize the business
is
> vital. Imagine how many strategies are at risk if Pakistan decides to
fight
> India. One could academically argue that maybe Trinidad would fight
Barbados
> but this would be silly.
>
> CIOs simply need to be more responsible...
>
>