The off-shore model for IT services is held up as the most cost effective delivery model. As companies gain experience with the out-sourced model, it is becoming clear that there are serious flaws even using Agile methodologies.
The presenter will directly compare the productivity metrics of off-shore distributed Agile teams with co-located Agile Teams. Co-located teams are far more productive and cost effective even accounting for the relative lower resource cost. Companies should be rediscovering co-located project teams as the paradigm for delivering real value for their IT projects.