Work for a Chinese outsourcing company

From: redguardtoo (chb_sh_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/30/04

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    I have entered a Chinese out-sourcing company which take projects from
    North America and Japan.

    Now we are bidding for a VB.NET project. The project have about 60~70
    forms. Database was already designed and we need do all the other
    things (write design document,UI design, logic module design ,coding,
    etc) . That's all the DETAILED information ( can be written down on
    one page) I could get because the client refuse to give more
    information.

    Our company always bid $1500 for per man-month (senior software
    engineer).

    We have a seven-member-team (actually four, because three of those
    seven members can do nothing but I can not fire them).

    Now the key point is the man-month estimate of the project!

    I thought the project at least have to take 30~50 man-month if and
    only if all my team-members are TRULY senior software engineer.

    My boss and the client forced me to accept the price of 14 man-month
    in a telephone-meeting.

    Now I have only two choices, to quit the company or to take the
    project?
    before my decision, I just want to know:

    All the out-sourcing company bid this way?
    If I take the project, what can I do to surivive?

    BTW:
    I am experience developer but have never worked for an out-sourcing
    company

    redguardtoo
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