* It is often really difficult to get a "no" or any kind of bad news in time to compensate for it.
This is one of the larger problems I have encountered. It's a cultural issue. They (Indians) view "no" or "we have to lengthen the schedule" as verboten. So, you will always get a "yes"... and, often times, crappy software.
This is a well known cultural quirk. Never ask a yes no question. The answer will always be yes. Yes is more polite. If the answer is unknown then yes is always the correct answer.
This is one of the larger problems I have encountered. It's a cultural issue. They (Indians) view "no" or "we have to lengthen the schedule" as verboten. So, you will always get a "yes"... and, often times, crappy software.