An Atlas of Offshore Outsourcing
Russia has "very strong computer science and math" capabilities. And its once-pervasive military has created a legacy of "strong process and delivery methodology."
Feb 18, 2004
RUSSIA
Strengths: It has "very strong computer science and math" capabilities, says Rudisill of Software Ventures International. And its once-pervasive military has created a legacy of "strong process and delivery methodology."
Weaknesses: English isn't nearly as widely spoken as in India or the Philippines, making certain projects, like call centers, impractical, says Rudisill. Then there's the little problem of political instability, illustrated grimly when the head of the country's largest oil company was thrown into jail recently after expressing a desire to challenge the existing political establishment.
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Strengths: It has "very strong computer science and math" capabilities, says Rudisill of Software Ventures International. And its once-pervasive military has created a legacy of "strong process and delivery methodology."
Weaknesses: English isn't nearly as widely spoken as in India or the Philippines, making certain projects, like call centers, impractical, says Rudisill. Then there's the little problem of political instability, illustrated grimly when the head of the country's largest oil company was thrown into jail recently after expressing a desire to challenge the existing political establishment.
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