I have a couple of friends that managed large software development projects with global teams, one while at Microsoft and the other while at Autodesk. They bot

I have a couple of friends that managed large software development projects with global teams, one while at Microsoft and the other while at Autodesk. They both told me that outsourcing work to India was not seen as a way to cut costs but to instead acquire talent. That being said, as a small business person with limited development skills I do save money by outsourcing to India. But I take the time to thoroughly qualify my contractors, develop proper specs, and establish realistic expectations. I may spend significantly more time managing an overseas project than if I was working with a local or even American developer, but I currently have more time to invest than money. So there are the opposite ends of the spectrum...I imagine the middle ground can get pretty convoluted ;)