This statement screams failure - "We would have one week to recruit developers from our company's off-shoring pool and then two weeks to coach the team." Basic

This statement screams failure - "We would have one week to recruit developers from our company's off-shoring pool and then two weeks to coach the team." Basically, they were forced by their corporate entity to hire people that did not have the right experience and then train them in two weeks? <sarcasm> Sounds like a recipe for success! </sarcasm> I've been in the position before where I had to work with a staffing firm and the majority of the resumes they provided were not a fit in any shape or form. Management did the smart thing and we found somebody else who could give us a better pool of candidates.