GDM
The global delivery model splits work across onshore, nearshore, and offshore locations to balance cost, coverage, and proximity to the business.
Client-facing and architecture work usually stays onshore or nearshore; execution moves offshore. Done well, it also provides extended coverage, since handoffs across time zones can shorten elapsed time on well-partitioned work. Done badly, it multiplies coordination cost and produces the follow-the-sun model everyone complains about.
When it fits
When it does not
What it costs
Blended rates land between onshore and offshore. The saving is real at scale and often illusory below about 20 people.
For support and well-defined tasks, yes. For creative or ambiguous work it usually adds a day of latency per handoff instead of removing one.
Three to four hours of overlap is the practical minimum for teams that depend on each other daily.
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