Five Lessons In The Successful Management Of An Offshore Development Team

Situation

Founded in 2000, Lombardi a leading provider of business process management (BPM) software and services for Global 2000 organizations, wanted to scale its development team faster than was possible with US resources. Any partner that they chose needed to have access to talent, be flexible, and have an intimate understanding of the Lombardi Business.

Problem

Faced with incredible growth, Matt Howitt, Lombardi's Director of Engineering, wanted access to a large mixture of engineers. The competitive job environment in Austin rapidly snapped up exceptional developers. Those not fast enough to take the best off the street were left scrounging for sub-par employees.

Solution

After working with TESTCo's offshore system for a year and a half, Matt took some time to discuss the lessons that he uses to manage an internationally dispersed group of developers.

In this interview, you will hear the five fundamental lessons in managing an offshore team

• Learn how communication is a key factor in offshore success
• Hear how to create accountability with your offshore partners
• Discover how to pick the right projects for offshoring
• Find out which collaboration tools are the most effective
• Uncover why a short term approach won't work

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About Lombardi

Lombardi believes that a Process-Driven approach is the best way to win. We deliver a suite of Business Process Management (BPM) software and services that enable organizations to quickly become Process-Driven. Lombardi is a recognized as a leader in BPM software for Global 2000 companies by both Gartner and Forrester Research.