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The Twin Cities IEEE Engineering
Management Society Invites You to Attend:
Offshore
Software Development: What's it all about anyway?
Ashish Gadnis
President
Fourth Generation, Incorporated
October 23, 2003
6:00pm until 8:30pm
Fourth Generation, Incorporated
Galtier Plaza, Suite 251, St. Paul, MN
About the Topic:
We
have all been reading about the accelerating trend toward offshore
outsourcing in the area of information technology (including software and
product development).
Join the EMS for a presentation on the advantages and the risks of
offshore development, as well as insight into what it takes to make
offshore development work.
Whether you are contemplating offshore development soon or just
want to learn more about the industry, this should be a good introduction
to the world of offshore development.
About the Speaker:
Ashish
Gadnis is the President of Fourth Generation Incorporated, a Twin-Cities
based "Business Centric Technology" firm that partners with its
clients to:
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develop
and implement a Business Architecture that aligns with technology
strategy
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develop
and implement high-end Application Architecture road mapping that has
a trace to the client's go-to-market and business strategy
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provide
strategic technology resources in the Service Oriented Architecture
development arena, including offshore development resources and
expertise.
Ashish
earned a BS in Electronics Engineering from the University of Bombay,
India, and a MBA from the Carlson School of Management at the University
of Minnesota. With 15 years of IT-related experience in Asia, South
America and the United States, Ashish has brought his innovative IT and
management skills to several companies, including PLATO Inc., UnitedHealth
Group, Personnel Decisions International, TIES Inc., Colonial Management,
Unisys de Columbia, Tata Systems, Data General and DuPont India.
He has significant experience managing large-scale offshore
software and product development teams with application experience in CRM,
call centers, ERP, human resources, financial instruments, health care
insurance and software package integration.
Location:
Fourth
Generation offices in Suite 251, Galtier Plaza, 380 Jackson Street, St.
Paul.
For
directions, see http://growth.fourthgen.com/contact/index.aspx
Cost:
Free
for both members and non-members. Food and Pop will be
provided!!!
Agenda:
6:00-7:00 Welcome, Announcements, Introduction, Networking,
Food!
7:00-8:00 Presentation
8:00-8:30 Q&A
Registration:
Please
pre-register if possible on or before Noon on Thursday, October 23, 2003
(so we know how much food to bring) by
using the online registration form at:
http://www.tc-ieee-ems.org/meetingregistration.htm
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