Comments on: Offshoring, TDD and Quality http://blog.coryfoy.com/2006/06/offshoring-tdd-and-quality/ It's all about delivering Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:42:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Richard Jonas http://blog.coryfoy.com/2006/06/offshoring-tdd-and-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-295 Richard Jonas Mon, 03 Jul 2006 10:28:00 +0000 http://blog.cornetdesign.com/?p=250#comment-295 If you have a very tight specification it can make sense to have it delivered offshore. However, it is very difficult to have a tight specification for a larger project in advance.<br /><br />For offshoring to work, you need to develop the relationship by giving the offshore team a series of small stages to do (each with a detailed specification), rather than one large project. <br /><br />As your users see more of your project, they can make changes in subsequent stages. The offshore team will learn more about your business (and hence not require quite as detailed specifications in future), and you will learn more about the offshore team and their skills and be able to plan accordingly. If you have a very tight specification it can make sense to have it delivered offshore. However, it is very difficult to have a tight specification for a larger project in advance.

For offshoring to work, you need to develop the relationship by giving the offshore team a series of small stages to do (each with a detailed specification), rather than one large project.

As your users see more of your project, they can make changes in subsequent stages. The offshore team will learn more about your business (and hence not require quite as detailed specifications in future), and you will learn more about the offshore team and their skills and be able to plan accordingly.

]]> By: Cory Foy http://blog.coryfoy.com/2006/06/offshoring-tdd-and-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-296 Cory Foy Sat, 24 Jun 2006 11:42:00 +0000 http://blog.cornetdesign.com/?p=250#comment-296 Great comment Sean. I think it's sometimes hard for people to do. Basing design decisions on the faith that when it /really/ comes time to make them we'll have more information, be smarter, better, faster, etc just seems to be difficult for some people. Great comment Sean. I think it’s sometimes hard for people to do. Basing design decisions on the faith that when it /really/ comes time to make them we’ll have more information, be smarter, better, faster, etc just seems to be difficult for some people.

]]> By: Sean http://blog.coryfoy.com/2006/06/offshoring-tdd-and-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-297 Sean Sat, 24 Jun 2006 06:28:00 +0000 http://blog.cornetdesign.com/?p=250#comment-297 "... delay decisions until the last responsible moment." I live by these words but so often I find myself repeating the mantra to those around me who think they believe but obviously don't. This is right alongside "don't write code you don't need." “… delay decisions until the last responsible moment.” I live by these words but so often I find myself repeating the mantra to those around me who think they believe but obviously don’t. This is right alongside “don’t write code you don’t need.”

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