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John Smart

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John Ferguson Smart is currently Project Director at Aacom, a French IT firm specialised in J2EE solutions. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Aix-Marseille, France. His specialities are J2EE architecture and development and IT project management, including offshore project management. He works on large-scale J2EE projects for government and business and writes articles about J2EE and project-management-related subjects.

Job Function
Project Management
Industry
Business Services - Consulting - Non-profit
Interests
Configuration Management
Process Improvement
Requirements
Software Testing
Country
France

John Ferguson Smart is currently Project Director at Aacom, a French IT firm specialised in J2EE solutions. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Aix-Marseille, France. His specialities are J2EE architecture and development and IT project management, including offshore project management. He works on large-scale J2EE projects for government and business and writes articles about J2EE and project-management-related subjects.

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An Offshore Development War StoryOffshore development is not simple; it raises technical, organizational, and managerial issues that require solid project management and a good dose of innovative thinking. This article is a case study of one such project: what worked, what didn't, and what corrections were applied. Places and names have been changed.