Traveling Onsite: Reasons (contd.): # 4

Reason 4: Project Knowledge Gathering

As resources are inducted to an existing project or as a new project is initiated, the resources are asked to visit onsite for knowledge gathering purpose. The reason is induction in simplified terms. Resources are exposed to the new project environment (and organization culture, processes, standards etc) so that they can become productive in the project from offshore.
Usually this kind of travel is organized in groups involving formal or informal means of training or induction. Usually it is a low key affair and the skill set required is very much specific to the project requirements. This kind of travel is often done for a group of team members or batches (in case of operations outsourcing). As evident, this kind of onsite travel is a very low key affair and does not impact much on the individual's profile since not much depends upon an individual's capabilities. However, the resources gain substantial knowledge in terms of exposure, experience and cultural diversity which can be very useful in future.