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| "Steve Mezak's new book is a highly accessible, highly useful guide to outsourcing product development. For someone tasked with sourcing and managing outsourcing relationships, particularly in a small or midsize organization, Mezak's methodology is a proven path to success." - Rusty Weston, San Francisco, CA |
| "Written by experienced outsourcing businessman Steve Mezak (founder and CEO of Accelerance Inc), Software Without Borders: A Step-By-Step Guide to Outsourcing Your Software Development is not a computer programming guide per se; rather, it is a business guide to making offshore outsourcing computer programming projects a success, especially given that over half of all offshore outsourcing projects do not achieve their cost-saving goals or timelines, if they succeed at all. Chapters outline how to choose the right vendor, stay in control of outsourced software development projects, achieve results on-time and on-budget, protect one's intellectual property, choose when to create a subsidiary for greater savings, and much more. Occasional black-and-white diagrams illustrate this no-nonsense, "must-read" guide for every executive before they commit thousands or millions of dollars' worth of resources to an offshore outsourcing software project." - Midwest Book Review, Oregon, WI |
| "As someone who has managed hundreds of technology projects, I can say that I wish I had this resource years ago. This book clearly spells out everything you need to know about successfully outsourcing software development. This is a step-by-step guide that helps you navigate though the complexities of choosing the right vendor, staying on schedule and within budget, as well as protecting your intellectual property rights. This is a must read for CIOs, IT Managers, Product Development Professionals and Outsourcing Executives." - Laura C., Virgina Beach, VA |
| "The question isn't if companies should rely on these offshore software development resources, it's rather how do they find the best vendors the fastest and optimize their relationship with them. This book answers those very critical questions."
- DR. BORIS ROUSSEV, Associate Professor of Information Systems, University of the Virgin Islands and Co-Author of the Book, Management of the Object-Oriented Development Process.
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| "Global technology needs global leadership, and Steve Mezak's book provides a comprehensive blueprint. If your company is working across borders, you need this book."
- MARK GERZON, author of Leading Through Conflict: How Successful Leaders Transform Differences into Opportunities.
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| "The world is shrinking when it comes to software development. There are so many possibilities to take advantage of. This book gives you the information you need to leverage that talent, enabling you to deliver value more quickly, and in a cost-effective way."
- BOB SCHATZ, Chief Development Officer, Solstice Software, Inc. |
| "A clear and comprehensive guide for anyone working in the software industry, both novices and seasoned veterans. This book gives a practical view of how you can use outsourcing to make your business more successful."
- BERT VERMEULEN, founder, Corp21, providing consulting, incubation, and investment services to businesses.
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"This is an up-to-the-minute, common-sense summary of legal issues to be aware of when deciding how and where to do your software development. This book addresses the key ways to protect your intellectual property in offshore outsourcing relationships. It discusses the use of written agreements to protect your interests, as well as the use of other precautionary measures for protecting your intellectual property."
-FRED M. GREGURAS, Of Counsel,
Corporate Group, Fenwick & West LLP
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| "Steve Mezak spotted the merits of the outsourcing trend and understood its impact way ahead of the rest of us. He is now helping us to recognize, cope with and even take advantage of the changes and opportunities outsourcing has
brought. The knowledge he shares in this book will help all software engineering organizations that are still grappling with the issues around outsourcing."
-WILLIAM GROSSO, SDForum Board of Directors |
| "The chapter on offshoring is a key chapter in Steve's book. The data is accurate and the challenges of working in India and China are well-described-as are the opportunities. Some of the finer insights include an understanding of the Indian environment, such as the factors that lie behind recruitment, and issues to do with corporate governance and ramp-up rates. All in all, I am very happy to recommend that this book be read." -RAFIQ DOSSANI, Senior Research Scholar, Stanford University |
| "The foundation of any successful development project is appropriately identifying, tailoring, and then applying proven best practices. There are no absolute rules, but instead choices that must be made based on wisdom and context. Choosing well- and then executing-is the path to success. The challenge, then, is how to make choices when you may not have the desired wisdom, and executing when you don't have the experience. One way to overcome this challenge is to leverage the wisdom of others. This is what you're doing when you're reading this book. You're
leveraging the wisdom and experience that Steve Mezak has acquired through many years of successful outsourced engagements. You'll find that it is both a great read and a valuable reference."
-LUKE HOHMANN, founder & CEO, Enthiosys, Inc. and author of Beyond Software Architecture: Creating and
Sustaining Winning Solutions and Innovation Games: Creating Breakthrough Products Through Collaborative Play
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