http://qconshanghai.com All about software development, enterprise architecture and Internet innovation daily 1 http://qconshanghai.com/847575-Advantages-of-using-remote-software-development-for-business.html Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:58:18 -0500 Remote offshore development is a practice that involves development of software products from offshore destinations. Although the practice of outsourcing business requirements to offshore destinations is around for quite sometime, the outsourcing trend is targeted towards servicing. Most outsourced projects aim at employing overseas employees to do manual work or service oriented jobs. 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The mostlikel... http://qconshanghai.com/302980-SELL-A-BUSINESS-10-STEPS-TO-MAXIMIZE-SELLING-PRICE.html http://qconshanghai.com/102894-SELLING-YOUR-BUSINESS-FOR-THE-BEST-PRICE.html Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:23:51 -0500 If you are considering selling your business this article willhelp you evaluate your company as a strategic acquirer might.From that perspective it pays to focus on ten critical areas ofvalue creation. The better your performance in these areas, thegreater the selling price of your business. Below is our list ofSTRATEGIC VALUE DRIVERS:.CUSTOMER DIVERSITY If too much business is concentrated intoo few of your customers, it is a negative in the acquisitionmarket. 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A Menu for Success ...Food for thoughtFrankly, I'm desperate - I'm choking is a phrase I've becomefamiliar with over the years. Faced with a daily diet ofconflicting business priorities, resistant staff and increasingpressure to reduce costs, many IT Directors and Service Managersbear a striking resemblance these days to someone asked to suckan elephant up a straw. In an attempt to wet the appetite, anITIL menu is rolled out. However, grasping at ITIL as a saviourfor all ills wi... http://qconshanghai.com/265936-Choking-on-ITIL-A-Menu-for-Success.html http://qconshanghai.com/888275-The-Great-Software-Solution-Run-in-the-UK.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:27:40 -0500 By the turn of the century the software industry emerged as a sector with great potential to shine in the future. Initially the industry provided solutions merely to the sphere of cross-level computer aided designing. The industry soon turned to a progressive roadmap and expanded its territory. The software industry is today backing up a majority of the corporations in the world with solutions that can boost their business further. With the fact dawning on every business house that software solu... http://qconshanghai.com/888275-The-Great-Software-Solution-Run-in-the-UK.html http://qconshanghai.com/318526-WEB-Business-ADS-Marketing-5-TIPS-on-How-to-Write-POWERFUL.html Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:10:08 -0500 p WEB BUSINESS ADS MARKETING TIPS on How to Write POWERFULCLASSIFIEDS by Roger BaillargeonUSE A SIMPLE MESSAGEThink of Your Prospect Needs. What does he Want? What can YouOffer to Attract Him? Use Verbs Because it Shows More Action.CATCH HIS ATTENTIONYou Need to Catch the Attention of Your Prospect. The Title ofYour Ads are Crucials. The Titles have to meet the ProspectExpectations.BOOST HIS INTERESTYou Want to Convince Your Prospect. What so Special About YourProductService? 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