Offshoring usability

XIII.2 March + April 2006
Page: 29
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The moment of truth


Authors:
Lada Gorlenko

The Big Question. Whether we like it or not, offshoring is here to stay. "If" or "when" to offshore is no longer an issue. The heart of the discussion is "how much"-how much we can afford to offshore or, more precisely, how much we can afford to keep. The User Experience (UX) profession has gone a long way in making the distinction between software design and UX design known. Will we be able to hold on to that distinction when it comes to offshoring? What, if anything, makes experience design unwise, uneasy, or unrealistic to offshore? I often hear…




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