An important lesson many businesses have learned since the outbreak of Covid-19 is that sending people home with a Google Meet code might help slow a pandemic, but it is not sufficient for keeping a sustainable business. And neither is sitting around hoping things will return to the way they were in December, 2019. The…
As businesses and governments combat COVID-19, much has been said about the world economy’s major shift to remote work. However, one major facet of remote work isn’t getting the press it deserves: outsourcing. During the height of the pandemic, many businesses had to change paradigms and adopt Work From Home (WFH) and other remote work…
Among the many social changes that COVID-19 has wrought, perhaps the most lasting will be the change in white-collar work spaces. People have moved board rooms to chat rooms. From cubicles to kitchens. CEO’s in businesses as wide ranging as Morgan Stanley and Twitter are looking closely at this worldwide experiment. And a large part…
COVID’s silver lining: How coping leads to excellence History shows that many successful companies have had to find ways of coping in challenging times. For business leaders, this can be a silver lining. In the first months of 2020, a microscopic virus changed all of human society. In a matter of days our world changed….
Company Heros vs Team Players: Which is Best for Company Culture? The novel coronavirus continues to change our lives, work, and the very fabric of our society. With countries and regions looking ahead to how and when to re-open the world’s economy, I wanted to take this time to look at some positive differences we…
At Proximiteam, we are often asked why we choose to locate our development centers and technical teams in Latin America. Our reasons are many, yet straightforward. Five stand out not just as reasons for Proximiteam to locate some of its most critical functions in Latin America, but for any business to look to Latin America…
The rise of globalization and the accelerating war for talent has forced executives to look for new and innovative ways to find the right resources for their technical teams. To compete in this economy, companies need to explore new and innovate ways to contract the talent they need to improve business productivity while reducing risks…
Security testing is the process of looking for vulnerabilities and risks in software systems and applications. It’s a lot like life insurance; important enough that its value is largely recognized, but an added expense that we hope to never use. However, if we do ever need it, we regret not having it. Evaluating the…
Many major North American companies have gained a competitive advantage by outsourcing their IT and software development needs to information technology firms. Important to the success of this strategy, however, is the ability to choose the right partners and create appropriate professional dynamics. That technology grows exponentially is no secret. One upshot of this growth…
Technology has become so pervasive that many of us will laugh to remember – though it wasn’t that long ago – the workplace before Google, broadband, or smart phones. While these reminiscences may be humorous, technology has changed the relationship between worker and employer in ways that expose both to potential benefits but also to…
