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106 A. Morgavi Onshore Nearshore Offshore Fig. 1 How is the map for the onshore, nearshore and offshore service? Managementofdistributed teamsdefinitelyplaysa fundamental role. Let’sgooversome tips that couldhelpus succeed. 2 Selection ofan Offshore Team Once you decide which tasks will be outsourced to an offshore team you will have to focuson its selection. The selection of an offshore testing team requires an exhaustive evaluation that goesbeyondrequiredtechnicalskills.Consideringculturaldifferencesandmanners, language, timezonesand thewayofcommunicatingwillbecomea must. Getting to know the strengths, weaknesses and technical capabilities of your offshore teamwill save youa lotofheadaches inmanagement. If disregarded,cultural differencescan lead to huge misunderstandingsbetween teams; even when speaking the same language, a single word could have a completelydifferentmeaningfromonecountry toanother. 3 AboutTraining Trainingoffshoreteamsisnotaseasyasonsiteornear-shoretrainings.Tostartwith, it generally impliesanot so shortofa trip. It is possible that the offshore team has specific skills different from the ones your onsite team has; therefore, it will be necessary to train them on topics such as methodology to be used for the specific project, testing process used by the