Global Outsourcing with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System

Global Outsourcing with Visual Studio 2005 provides reallife, battle-tested guidelines and a metrics-driven process that teaches managers, developers, and engineers how to successfully implement outsourcing in their companies. Providing best practices guidelines based upon empirical experiences and case studies from leading practitioners in the outsourcing industry, the book shows the best way to construct a result-oriented delivery process that can mitigate execution risk, improve quality, and increase efficiency. In addition, the book shows how to leverage Microsoft tools from Visual Studio 2005 such as Team System, Office, BizTalk, Sharepoint Services, and EPM to implement this delivery process. Team leads and developers will learn about effective source code management when working with globally distributed teams and specific guidelines are provided for versioning, code review, build process, and integration. Global Outsourcing with Visual Studio 2005 is an essential IT reference as companies become geographically independent in terms of operations, sourcing, and marketing.

Jamil Azher (Lakeville, MA) is the CTO of PCi Corp and has over 15 years of experience in software development. His experience includes hands-on programming, globally outsourced project management, technology leadership, and entrepreneurial ventures. Prior to joining PCi in 1997, he worked in an offshore software development company focused on financial services and small business accounting. Jamil received his Masters in IT degree from Harvard University and BS in Engineering degree from the California Institute of Technology.