Outsourcing and Agile Can Work
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Do you think agile approaches are a bad fit in an outsourcing environment? A column in June PM Network by Priya Patra, PMP, shows you how to make agile work even in projects with multiple teams from different organizations—often in different time zones.
Priya managed a 25-member team whose members came from North America, Europe and Asia. The project aimed to build an accounts receivables platform. Three organizations were involved: a large multinational, a service provider and a quality assurance contractor.
Her advice? Travel to the customer’s location to learn about the client’s business philosophy, company culture and goals. Make sure stakeholders can collaborate 30 minutes per day via phone, videoconferencing and instant message.
The result of Priya’s project was a launch of a first minimum viable product in two months, 10 percent under budget and satisfactory to end users.
What’s your agile outsourcing story? Please share in the comments.
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Vincent Guerard
Coach - Trainer - Speaker - Advisor| Freelance
Mont-Royal, Quebec, Canada
Great story, Agile in a outsourcing context and around the planet
Thanks
Pawan Kumar
Project Manager| Skipper Limited
Ghaziabad, Uttar-Pradesh, India
Priya Patra
Delivery Director| Capgemini India Technology Services Ltd
Mumbai, India
Thanks, I am glad you enjoyed
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