Offshoring Information Technology: Sourcing and Outsourcing to a Global Workforce
The decision to source software development to an overseas firm (offshoring) is looked at frequently in simple economic terms - it's cheaper, and skilled labor is easier to find. In practice, however, offshoring is fraught with difficulties. As well as the considerable challenge of controlling projects at a distance, there are differences in culture, language, business methods, politics, and many other issues to contend with. Nevertheless, as many firms have discovered, the benefits of...
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This book explains everything you need to know to put IT offshoring (outsourcing overseas) into practice.
Pt. IThe fundamentals11The offshore landscape32Offshore economics and offshore risks313Beginning the offshore journey514The offshore country menu69Pt. IIManagerial competency915Offshore strategy936Offshore legal issues1127Managing the offshore transition1308Overcoming distance and time1499Dealing with cross-cultural issues175Pt. IIIOther stakeholders19710Building software industries in developing nations19911Marketing of offshore services : the provider perspective21912Offshore politics241
