According to Gartner’s IT Outsourcing Forecast, worldwide outsourcing expenditures grew 8 percent from 2008 to 2011. VersionOne conducted a separate survey of more than 6,000 software developers that revealed more than 80 percent of the respondents reported their companies had adopted Agile development. This article explores the difficulties of employing the Agile model while outsourcing, as well as correct reasons for outsourcing Agile projects and tips for choosing the right Agile outsourcer.   As a provider of nearshore software development services in South America, Velocity Partners has built our operations based on a Lean-Agile model.

Is Your Outsourcer Agile Enough?