0227 - An Outsourcing POV with Karan Bagla

Cian Croghan and Sarthak Sunil Jaiswal are today's hosts for our interview with Karan Bagla, an IT professional based out of Bengaluru in India. Karan's industry experience at Paypal and technology consultancy firm EXL have given Karan experience on both sides of the offshore outsourcing equation, working directly for a large multinational firm in an offshore environment in addition to working for a consultancy firm delivering outsource services for remote clients. Questions·       Could you please share with us a background to your career & experience to date?·       What are the key differences between offshoring and outsourcing to you and what experience do you have working within this environment?·       What sector or industries do you believe outsourcing is most prevalent in India?·       What are some of the key trends you have seen regarding the Indian outsourcing and offshoring industry?·       Can you please explain the differences between working directly for a large multinational and working for a consultancy firm?·       How would you develop an outsourced team? ·       How do you develop trust with outsourced employees? ·       How would you help build culture in an outsourced team?·       Where do you see the role of a data analyst in the next 5-10 years?·       Any final thoughts you would like to share?·       How do you stay ahead of industry trends?·       What advice would you give to people preparing for the role of a data analyst?Thank you for finding the time to talk to us today. Notes, extra questions, and further reading:Guest LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karanbagla/Podcast team: Sarthak Sunil Jaiswal, Cian Croghan, Soon Wei Er, Kostas Bafes, and Barrak Albabtain.AcknowledgementsMusic Title: IntellectArtist: Yung LogosSource:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryMQhe49cdw License: Stated as “Royalty Free Music No Copyright”Cover Art Title: InterviewTeamArtist: GROUP - YSource: Bagla.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast LicenseDesign Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.