[LRUG] Outsourcing

[Matthew Rudy Jacobs]

Another Indian ruby firm to check out is http://joshsoftware.com

They were speaking at a conference in Singapore.

Certainly seemed to know their stuff.

On Thursday, 5 January 2012, Alan Buxton <alanbuxton at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Rob (and LRUG)
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> I spoke to the c42.in guys a while ago. Very impressive and said all the
right things (e.g. all their work was BDD and pair programmed, not
negotiable).
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> I would say don't go offshore purely from a cost point of view - esp once
you factor in things like timezone differences, communication overheads,
R&D tax credits etc you won’t save much money.
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> Having said all this I tend to look at Eastern Europe for my outsourcing
needs and right now am working with a couple of teams out that way. One of
those teams in particular is from a company that was born out of some
offshoring work for a big bank. Happy to talk further and put you in touch
if you want.
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> I won't be at LRUG on Monday unfortunately (big release to get finished
and out by then). But do drop me a line off-list if you want any intros.
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> From: chat-bounces at lists.lrug.org [mailto:chat-bounces at lists.lrug.org] On
Behalf Of Stevie Graham
> Sent: 05 January 2012 10:18
> To: London Ruby Users Group
> Subject: Re: [LRUG] Outsourcing
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> yea i remember those guys. they mentioned they were over-subscribed at
the time, but i recommend reaching out to them, you can find them at
http://c42.in/
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> Stevie Graham (@stevegraham)
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> On 5 Jan 2012, at 10:12, Mark Burns wrote:
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> I met some guys from an Indian firm that have a relationship with Engine
Yard at RubyConf last year. Seemed to be saying and doing all the right
things and seemed to have a good reputation. I'll try and dig out their
details and get back to you.
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> On 5 January 2012 09:51, Rob Anderson <
rob.anderson at paymentcardsolutions.co.uk> wrote:
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> Hello LRUG
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> We've been trying to recruit for a permanent Rails position for a while
now, and it isn't going well.  Judging from the number of job posts on this
board, we're not alone in this.
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> So, very reluctantly, I'm considering outsourcing the role, probably to
India.  Does anyone have any experience with this / advice to offer?
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> Our constraints:
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> - we're a financial services company, so trust is a big issue
> - we have a large and expanding code base, so there is an upfront
investment in time before anyone can really contribute properly.  So we're
looking for a long term relationship.
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> I'll be at the LRUG meeting on Monday - look forward to seeing you all
there.
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> Rob
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> PS We've taken a long hard look at the recruitment agency route, and it's
not for us.  So please, don't contact me if you are recruiter.  Thanks!
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