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How to manage expectations across borders and cultures?Hoe verwachtingen van verschillende culturen te managen?How to manage expectations across borders and cultures?Wie verwaltet man Erwartungen über Grenzen und Kulturen hinaus?

25 January 2011 Offshoring

A few weeks ago I spoke to Tom van Lamoen, operational manager at Estate, one of our customers. He has worked with teams in India and Eastern Europe in the past years and he mentioned that one of his greatest obstacles was …

Outsource Outsourcing: Key to Gain an Edge Over Your CompetitorsOutsource Outsourcing: Dé manier om competitief te blijvenOutsource Outsourcing: Key to Gain an Edge Over Your CompetitorsOutsource Outsourcing: Der Schlüssel um Ihren Mitstreitern voraus zu sein

13 January 2011 Offshoring

Outsourcing work to third party service providers is the need of virtually every business establishment around the world. Practically all big and small enterprises are now resorting to it. This helps companies focus on their main objectives. However, corporations that …

Indian team to support award winning product NEOzenzai® from GermanyIndiaas team ondersteunt prijswinnend product NEOzenzai® uit DuitslandIndian team to support award winning product NEOzenzai® from GermanyEin indisches Team um das preisgekrönte Produkt NEOzenzai aus Deutschland zu unterstützen

10 January 2011 Bridge news

The past few months, we have been working hard to establish a development team for NEO 7even from Germany. The first members have started in the beginning of November and only three weeks later we got the great news that they …

How do we solve communication problems in (offshore) outsourcing?Hoe lossen we communicatieproblemen in (offshore) outsourcing op?How do we solve communication problems in (offshore) outsourcing?Wie lösen wir Probleme beim (Offshore) Outsourcing?

One of the most frequently cited causes of problems  in (offshore) outsourcing is ‘communication problems’. When I hear people mention this, I always wonder what they mean by ‘communication’.  Because the term itself is very broad and vague, I believe …

Human factor is decisive when choosing offshore destination

16 December 2010 Offshoring

Prejudices and perceptions are bad directions For most companies outsourcing is a logical and strategic choice. The choice of where to consequently place the work is not so simple. A common perception is that India is suitable for quantity and …

Basic rules for creation sites for usersBasisregels voor website design voor gebruikersBasic rules for creation sites for usersBasic rules for creation sites for users

Lately, website usability is the favorite subject for a lot of people to talk. It is very popular word especially if you work in IT sphere. Usability, user-friendly – it is a kind of mantra for project-managers, designers and developers. …

Bangalore: silicon (v)alley?

9 December 2010 Bridge news

A few weeks ago I went to Bangalore for the first time with some of my colleagues from Bridge India to attend a social media event. Last week I went once more to attend management training. Visiting the biggest IT center …

What are the cultural differences between India and Europe?

17 November 2010 Outsourcing

Last week I was giving a presentation at the Rajagiri School of Management in Cochin, India for a group of 150 MBA students. The two central themes were Outsourcing and Entrepreneurship. One of the questions that came up was ‘What …

Want to start an online venture???Wilt u een online bedrijf beginnen???Want to start an online venture???Wollen Sie ein Online Projekt beginnen???

Are you thinking of starting an online venture? Online venture means anything from a web-shop to any idea that can make some revenue for you. If your system is not so complex then it’s comparatively easy to set up than …

Bridge enters into the SaaS … a positive experience.

Through 2014 Public IT Cloud Services Will Grow at More Than Five Times the Rate of Traditional IT Products, New IDC Research Finds. This burgeoning market is one that should not be ignored as a ‘passing trend’. Bridge chose the …

Sigmax: business & charitySigmax: handel & liefdadigheidSigmax: business & charitySigmax: business & charity

11 November 2010 Bridge news

In the beginning of this year, Bridge launched ‘Bridge Club’: a corporate loyalty program for our customers. Last month, Sigmax became our first Silver Bridge Club member. The central idea of our program is to strengthen our relationship with our …