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One of the best experiences of my career was working with an Indian offshore team. 80% of the time they would have a full day's iteration ready for review overn
by beckingz 5y ago
One of the best experiences of my career was working with an Indian offshore team. 80% of the time they would have a full day's iteration ready for review overnight. It was magical, except when we were imprecise in which case a full night's work was wasted.
- legerdemain 5y agoOh god, working with an offshore team in India... one of the least productive projects in my life. I think they were all brought in by their lead Suresh, who they all relied on to run interference for them. Target the new API? Talk to Suresh. Follow up on how an issue was resolved? Talk to Suresh. Ask someone on the team a question? Not without Suresh in the room. And then Suresh would throw a ton of obstructions in your path. New API? We will require multiple days of in-person training. Issue not resolved satisfactorily? Let's do multiple rounds of revisions on a new triage protocol. Schedule a call with Suresh? He'll be free in 2-3 days. Anything, absolutely anything at all having to do with interacting with the offshore team took a least a week.