IT Outsourcing—Domestic vs. Global

IT Outsourcin" rel="nofollow">ing—Domestic vs. Global Paper details: The distin" rel="nofollow">inction between domestic and in" rel="nofollow">international collaborations has blurred. A number of companies, dependin" rel="nofollow">ing on their organizational size, outsource their IT work to domestic or in" rel="nofollow">international companies. For example, a multibillion dollar company may outsource an IT project in" rel="nofollow">instead of developin" rel="nofollow">ing it in" rel="nofollow">in-house. The reason could be a high profit margin" rel="nofollow">in due to a lower cost for the outsourced solution. Mid-market firms, which are companies with the prospects of high growth within" rel="nofollow">in just a few years from creation, are often faced with the question of whether to outsource or not. This week's Discussion is designed to help you understand the reasons mid-market firms may select domestic or in" rel="nofollow">international vendors for outsourcin" rel="nofollow">ing IT projects. Discussion Prompt: • What considerations lead mid-market firms to domestic, rather than global, IT outsourcin" rel="nofollow">ing? Explain" rel="nofollow">in. • What features of global IT outsourcin" rel="nofollow">ing should be beneficial to a mid-market firm? Explain" rel="nofollow">in. • Do you thin" rel="nofollow">ink the concerns of a mid-market firm about global outsourcin" rel="nofollow">ing are reasonable? If yes, how can a mid-market firm change to make global outsourcin" rel="nofollow">ing practical? If no, how could you, as a potential global vendor, overcome the firm's fears? Justify your viewpoin" rel="nofollow">int usin" rel="nofollow">ing appropriate examples.