IT Minute: NWC Inc. Goes Offshore

Question #1:Background information and executive summary of Don MacVittie's outsourcing review.

Question #2: Many people have said that the biggest problem with outsourcing has been poor documentation, which hinders integration and long-term maintenance. Was you're positive documentation experience a one-off or indicative of a change in the weather?

Question #3: Do both large and small companies benefit equally from outsourcing their Web development?

Question #4: From your experience, what were the biggest obstacles to working across a large number of time zones?

Question #5: How do outsourcing companies handle changes (both of omission and of changing business needs) during the actual development phase?

Question #6: What sort of organization software did you use or do you recommend? What about utilizing existing staff members and access control procedures and applications?

Question #7: After final product delivery, do you find that the outsourcing industry is taking an integrator/consultant approach or acting like a a strip-mall vendor (we never want to see you again)?