Thanks for the responses all. Want to look at overseas RoR as Australian developers are quite expensive... Particularly for the little bits and pieces outside of the core project.
All hints and leads appreciated!! Cheers, Isaak On Sep 1, 7:19 pm, Tom Adams <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for that, I will pass it on. > > On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 3:21 PM, Jonathan Clarke > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > @Tom Adams - Get them to have a chat to Steve Gilles - @stevelikesyou on > > twitter. He's looking for some rails devs right now. > > Jonathan > > > On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 3:10 PM, Matthieu Stone <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > >> if you must offshore then you might want to look at: > >>http://workingwithrails.com/ > > >> $AUD buys quite a bit now-a-days > > >> On 1 September 2010 13:03, Isaak <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> Anyone has experience with a solid RoR offshore developer? > > >>> Isaak > > >>> On Aug 12, 1:11 pm, "Peter Lewis" <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > There are of course many very good onshore design & development teams > >>> > also: > >>> > Hydrix (:)), Grey, Procept, LX, Tiller, Planet, BCS, Invetech, Sage, > >>> > Genesys, etc > > >>> > Peter > > >>> > -----Original Message----- > >>> > From: [email protected] > > >>> > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of JT > >>> > Sent: Thursday, 12 August 2010 12:57 PM > >>> > To: Silicon Beach Australia > >>> > Subject: [SiliconBeach] Outsourced / Off-shored Development > > >>> > Hi All, > > >>> > In response to the recent posts about hiring developers, I'd just like > >>> > to report on my experiences of working with outsourced development. > > >>> > We have been working with in-house and contract developers here in > >>> > Sydney for 7 years (since starting the business in 2002), but when we > >>> > were looking at building a new web-based product in 2009, we found > >>> > that we could not find the skills we need within our budget (familiar > >>> > story!) - so we started looking at the outsourced (off-shore) > >>> > development path. > > >>> > We wrote a short (3-4pages) product summary, and started emailing and > >>> > looking at firms ... and we had a huge range of responses. > >>> > Ultimately, I think you get what you pay for, and you need to be clear > >>> > as to what you want. > > >>> > We had a lot of offers of developers ... (hire two - here's their > >>> > Skype ID and go to it) - this is the cheapest way, but you need to be > >>> > able to do the project management day to day. If that's what you > >>> > want, posting on e-lance or Guru or the other job boards will give you > >>> > that. > >>> > We had a couple of offers of developers + project management ... but > >>> > with no clear methodology (they basically wanted us to tell them what > >>> > to do at each and every stage) > >>> > We had one company that asked intelligent questions, had a team > >>> > approach, and could manage the whole R&D process with the various > >>> > required resources: Architect, DBA, UI expert, Engineers, QA ... with > >>> > them coming in and out of the project as we needed. This, as I said, > >>> > was not the cheapest, but it was the best fit for the resources we had > >>> > here. The firm is Global Logic (www.globallogic.com), and we are > >>> > working with their Noida (New Delhi suburb) office. The team there is > >>> > exceptional - the guys are all very experienced and have worked with > >>> > the leaders in the industry (Microsoft, Orcale, SAP, etc AS WELL as > >>> > having a well defined engagement model for new products and start- > >>> > ups !) > > >>> > Getting the most out of your off-shore team may require a shift in > >>> > your management and thinking. I went to Noida for 10 days to kick > >>> > start the project, align methods, and build the relationship. We are > >>> > following a very "lean" or "true" agile methodology, so we get working > >>> > code to test every three weeks. And lastly, the guys have a great on- > >>> > line project management tool so you can track activities daily if you > >>> > like - not that we micro-manage, but it gives the project great > >>> > transparency. > > >>> > I'm happy to consult (for free - up to a point) with anyone in SB who > >>> > is seriously interested in outsourcing and looking to work with GL - I > >>> > can assist you to get organised, understand the costs / benefits and > >>> > how to get the most from your off-shoring efforts. > > >>> > Feel free to shoot me an email or call on0417 254 360. > > >>> > Jon > > >>> > -- > >>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon > >>> > Beach > >>> > Australia mailing list. > > >>> > Guidelines on discussion:http://tr.im/ujKF > > >>> > No lurkers! 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