Google and EA Want Bold and Brave IT Outsourcing Partners
May 14th, 2010By Dennis Barker
“Outsourcing demands input from the right side of the brain. Partners have to fit in culturally, socially, and generationally” – says Jamie McClellan, CIO at JWT, third from left. Speakers at last night’s Times Square “IT Innovations” Conference included (l to r): Mihai Pohontu, VP, Development Services, Electronic Arts; Martin Migoya, CEO at Globant; McClellan, Guilbert Englebienne, CTO at Globant, Patrick Chanezon, Client and Cloud Advocacy Manager at Google; Kevin West, VP of Operations at PRNewswire and Kirk Laughlin, Founder/ Editorial Director at Nearshore Americas.
NEW YORK CITY – IT outsourcing service providers that want to work with major tech companies had better, in the immortal words of James Brown, “get up, get into it, and get involved.”
Representatives from several leading-edge sourcing buyers made it clear at a panel discussion here at the NASDAQ Building in Times Square last night that they’re looking for providers who aren’t just skilled developers but who also know how to engage as real partners in a project. Taking orders and typing code won’t be enough. Oh, and playing video games can also be important.
Risky Behavior Encouraged
Representatives from Google, Electronic Arts, global adverting giant JWT, and PR Newswire—all of them technology talent scouts—emphasized that above all they are looking for people who are innovative.
