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Risk Analysis for Agile Outsourcing
by Mark Choate
Offshore outsourcing and agile software development are two parallel trends in the IT industry that promise to lower the costs of software development. This Executive Report analyzes these trends and argues that the risks associated with offshore outsourcing are not adequately considered. I'll show the relative value of the cost savings associated with each approach once risk is factored in, revealing that offshore projects are often much less beneficial to the bottom line than is commonly believed.
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Employing Sourcing Through an SOA Model: Utilizing Pragmatic IT Governance for Improvements
by Dr. Tushar K. Hazra
In this Update, I address another significant element of employing sourcing through an SOA model: a pragmatic IT governance model. Such a model allows an enterprise to substantiate the aspects of improving process implementation for sourcing initiatives; complying with potential mandates, policies, and procedures; and enforcing the appropriate level of management and control to reap the true benefits of sourcing initiatives.
When Not to Offshore Business Processes and Services
by John Berry
There is no shortage of reasons for an organization to offshore business processes and services. Often organizations enthused about the perceived cost reductions and efficiencies from offshoring are blinded to the possibility that at least in the near term, offshoring is a bad idea. What reasons could emerge that tell the company this? There are a lot, in fact.
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