The Offshoring Elephant in the Room

Turnover

Journal article (2020)

Authors

Darja Smite Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona
D.M. van Solingen Software Engineering - EEMCS
Panagiota Chatzipetrou Software Research Engineering Lab, Karlskrona
Research Group
Software Engineering (EEMCS) (TU Delft)
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Published Date

2020

Language

English

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Faculty

Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Department

Software Technology

Research Group

Software Engineering

Abstract

Staffing software projects with engineers from inexpensive locations has become commonplace. However, distributed development remains practically challenging because of recurring problems, e.g., decreased productivity, low quality, and high, unforeseen costs. Although it is often overlooked, one of the main underlying reasons for these challenges is high employee turnover. This might be especially noticeable in developing countries with strong economic growth such as India. This article examines turnover of Indian software engineers and introduces strategies to address it.

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