Web-Based and Traditional Outsourcing

Project execution is often outsourced to external organizations possessing specialized expertise in planning, allocating resources, and completing projects in an integrated manner faster than the project owner can. Written by a team of authors from the world's largest software outsourcer, this book explains how to: buy and sell outsourcing services, find the right outsourcing partner, effectively execute projects, and benefit from past project experience. It discusses how to leverage the Web to manage and deploy geographically dispersed people, resources, and competencies. It includes two Web-based business models and covers outsourced project management.