Mixed Reviews of Outsourcing in China

The past few weeks have brought a couple of notes about outsourcing IT services to China, with rather different perspectives.
McKinsey’s recent research note notes some key challenges: lack of employees with strong English skills and international project management capabilities, and poor intellectual property protection. But the note also highlights strengths, such as the large [...]

Captive vs. Outsourcing?

Yesterday I attended the Boston TiE organization’s panel discussion on this subject. I was impressed (again): The moderator, Sandeep Kaujalgi, did a nice job of soliciting and comparing the views of the panelists; the panelists spoke from their real-life experience (not sales pitches); and there was a big turnout, with lots of interesting comments and [...]