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IT, Software and Services: Outsourcing and Offshoring the Strategic Plan with a Practical Viewpoint

Name: IT, Software and Services: Outsourcing and Offshoring the Strategic Plan with a Practical Viewpoint
Author: Robin Sood
ISBN: 9780976067436

by Robin Sood

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Overview

IT, Software and Services: Outsourcing and Offshoring provides an essential overview of the burgeoning phenomenon of outsourcing. Although some pundits have been critical of the outsourcing trend, author Robin Sood argues that it is simply a fact of the contemporary global marketplace--one that can only be ignored at your own peril. Sood covers the reasons for outsourcing and provides strategies for doing it right. Many companies do not do it right, and the result is a lot of wasted time and money. The information contained in this book can literally save your company millions of dollars. By reading this book, you will be able to develop your own strategic plan, by learning:

The main advantages of outsourcing
What work can be outsourced effectively
Why outsourcing sometimes fails--and how you can avoid such failure
Which are the most desirable offshore locations and why
What criteria to use for selecting the vendor that is right for you

IT, Software and Services: Outsourcing and Offshoring is essential reading for business leaders in the 21st century who want to "keep up with the Joneses." If you are contemplating outsourcing, already involved in it, or merely want to remain competitive in today's fast-moving and ever-changing marketplace, you cannot afford not to read this book.

Synopsis

If you are contemplating outsourcing, already involved in it, or merely want to remain competitive in todays fast-moving and ever-changing marketplace, this book is a must-read. This comprehensive guide provides information about what can be outsourced, selecting vendors, and dealing with contractual issueseven which locations are most desirable for outsourcing. Written by an industry Program Manager, the goal of this book is to ensure the reader does not fall into one of the many traps outsourcing and offshoring can set in the path of the unwary novice.

About the Author, Robin Sood

Robin Sood has been involved in contract management and outsourcing for more than fourteen years. Currently, he is the Program Manager of a large product development program with sites in China, France, India, Japan, and the United States. Robin holds Master's degrees in geology and software systems and has attended business courses at the Wharton School of Management. He enjoys golf, playing guitar, and painting. He has two daughters and lives in Austin, Texas.