>
> Excuse me I am new to the group
>
> And although I find the econmic debate interesting I think the the
> most import question that requires answering is something like:
>
> Could a software consulting firm with basically no overhead and
> using the XP development process bring real value to market place?
Thoughtworks, among others.
www.thoughtworks.com
Of course, they also have a policy of
only hiring the best, thus leveraging the
often noted very wide disparity in ability
among people who describe themselves as
software developers.
> Even in the face of out sourcing I think it could if the firm
> specializes in tough projects. Many of us have worked on waterfall
> projects and the disasters they can create. Of course I am inferring
> that this or a similair method is used when out sourcing.
It's much harder to use agile methods when there is a
huge communication gap, and most outsourcing contracts
are "all requirements up front," which does imply (although
it does not mandate) waterfall.
> In a earlier thread I read about a manager who was quite happy with
> software he got from India. That may be true but, how complex was it?
> For all we know it was just a modification of some prexisting
> software
There are success stories and failure stories. I agree
with Dave Rooney that software outsourcing is a management
fad, and will eventually drop in importance below the
next management fad. However, it's currently causing a
huge amount of misery.
Hopefully, XP (or something similar) will eventually
reach critical mass and replace some of this searching
for the next panacea.
John Roth
>
> John Menarek
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