Qiyu Chen

I agree with you.Jim have never been a leader before, so he may not have the experience to be leader, which means that it is difficult for him to make everyone in the team have a good cooperation.

Yes, I agree with you. Communication should be used frequently in team work. As a leader, he should arrange work, make a meeting, discuss the problems and so on. This is the first big project for Jim to manage at Petrie, so that he may be lack of communication skills.

which risk you listed you think should be the most important ? as far as I am concerned, Experience risk would be the most important risk, because if Jim has enough experience, he would how to arrange the time and how to lead the every one in the team.

In my opinion, the main risk would be communication risk. In other words, If Jim can communicate with each other well, The scheduling risk may be got good control.

well said. However, I think the most significant risk is the leadership risk. The reason is that If Jim have the enough leadership ability. He can also solve the problem of time management risk. By that I mean, Leadership risk make the time management risk became more serious.

I agree with you. Pay attention to the:
Time zones and the way outsourcing company overcomes those
Distance and the accessibility. How easy would it be to make on-site visits? Are there any traveling issues?
Payment options available
Place of company registration
Place where company holds their accounts. In some cases the location is…[Read more]

I agree with you. When an outsourcing company is hired by an organization, it is crucial to protect the organization’s important data and intellectual property.
There are three important questions should be considered:

Is the outsourcing company open for signing up NDA?
Does the company have previous experience in working with the sensitive d…[Read more]

No doubt business managers will lose some control over the processes outsourced by the IT provider, as all the outsourcing staff is managed on IT provider’s side. Lack of communication and visibility may result in the increase of time needed to complete the project.

I agree with you. When cost reduction is the objective of outsourcing, there is typically a promise of early cash flow benefits and long-term cost savings. Certainly, a company can compare vendor costs with current costs and build technology and learning curves into future cost schedules. Conversely, it may not know about future possible cost…[Read more]

I agree with you. For the quality,The implications of a quality failure from an international source are much more severe than a quality failure from a domestic source. With the lead times involved with transporting goods from international sources, serious disruptions can occur and it can take several months to rectify the problem. To help…[Read more]

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