• DocumentCode
    1152919
  • Title

    Offshoring: what can go wrong?

  • Author

    Matloff, Norman

  • Volume
    7
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2005
  • Firstpage
    39
  • Lastpage
    45
  • Abstract
    Offshoring has sustained much criticism, mainly over the issue of whether shipping IT work abroad is good for the US as a whole. Does it benefit a US firm to offshore its IT work - specifically software development and maintenance? This paper discusses several reasons for firms to be wary of this practice. For some managers, these considerations might tip the balance against offshoring. For those who wish to offshore anyway, this article can serve as a map of the pitfalls to try to avoid.
  • Keywords
    DP management; outsourcing; offshoring; Collaborative software; Collaborative tools; Collaborative work; Cultural differences; Humans; Information technology; Programming profession; Software development management; Software maintenance; Software tools; Capability Maturity Model (CMM); GUI; India; Linux; Software Engineering Institute (SEI); The Information Technology Association (ITAA); cultural differences; infrastructure costs; language problems; offshoring; onsite managers; physical proximity; the bottom line; the quality gap; vendor markup;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    IT Professional
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1520-9202
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MITP.2005.96
  • Filename
    1501772
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1152919