There are several documents that you need to create when outsourcing a project to service companies, especially remote organizations. These documents and a brief description are listed below. Note that not all of them may…

Statement of Work (SOW) serves as a comprehensive description of the Project Requirements. It covers diverse aspects of the project including scope, objectives, features/functionality (product requirements), testing requirements, communication (frequency, method, status reporting), standing meetings,…

As a project manager, if you ever find yourself expressing frustration to a service company by saying, “but that’s not what I asked for”, or getting a response like “we thought that’s what you meant”,…

What is team augmentation? Team augmentation is about hiring additional resources, usually as contractors, to supplement an existing internal team. These resources are integrated into the existing team’s culture, workflow, and processes. Team augmentation can…

What is outsourcing?  Outsourcing is the practice of hiring another company (generally referred to as a service provider) to perform a task or service that is typically done in-house. It can include a variety of…

As someone who has been in the tech industry for over 35 years, I was shocked, but not surprised, when multiple tech companies made headlines for laying off thousands of employees. Over 200K employees were…