Friday, February 28, 2014

Outsourcing Chapter Nineteen


Oh yeahhh!! It's our final chapter nineteen! Do a dance people!!! Hoorahhh finally! Our last chapter is about Outsourcing in The 21st Century. The chapter is about outsourcing projects, outsourcing benefits and its challenges. It's a really really really really REALLY short one!



Outsourcing Projects

Insourcing (in-house development) is a common approach using the professional expertise within an organization to develop and maintain the organization's information technology systems. Meanwhile outsourcing is an arrangement by which one organization provides a service or services for another organization that chooses not to perform them in-house.





Reasons why companies outsource.

Onshore outsourcing encourage another company within the same country for services.
Nearshore outsourcing contracting an outsourcing arrangement with a company in a nearby country.
Offshore outsourcing uses organization from developing countries to write code and develop systems.

Some of the factors driving outsourcing growth include:
  • Core competencies
  • Financial savings
  • Rapid growth
  • Industry changes
  • The internet
  • Globalization
The Benefits of Outsourcing
  • Increased quality and efficiency
  • Reduced operating expenses
  • Outsourcing non-core processes
  • Reduced exposure to risk
  • Economies of scale, expertise and best practices
  • Access to advanced technologies
  • Increased flexibility
Outsourcing Challenges

There are four challenges such as:
  1. Contract length ( Difficult in getting out of contract, problems in foreseeing future needs, problems in reforming an internal IT department after the contract is finished)
  2. Competitive edge
  3. Confidentiality
  4. Scope definition

WOW PEOPLE!!! THIS IS THE END OF OUR CHAPTER. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR READING, I APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH.

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