Leading Offshore and Distributed Teams

Abstract:
Everything is magnified with distance. As companies move toward offshore development and testing, especially India, and Agile-like methodologies, most companies are describing these initiatives as not delivering expected ROI to being complete failures. Learn best practices, tricks, and pitfalls for adapting activities to optimize projects that work with offshore and distributed project teams.

Bio:
Hans Eckman provides transitional management and consulting for growing companies, with 13 of his 20 years experience spent implementing web-based software solutions across diverse industries. He is currently working as a Senior Business Analyst at SunTrust Banks Inc. for the Enterprise Delivery Services Online Workstream, and provides process improvement and mentoring support through the BA Center of Excellence and CPMO. http://hanseckman.com.