In my previous article, I wrote about personal values in the offshoring context. In this article I want to discuss the role of people in making offshoring work. Some questions related to this subject:

• Who are the people in my offshore team?
• How do I create support for offshoring among my people?
• Does the culture of my company match with the supplier’s culture?

Based on my experience with offshoring success and failure, I would say that companies that place an accent on the people, increase their chances. Let’s take a look at the three above questions. (more…)