Title :
Frequently occurring risks for IT outsourcing projects
Author :
Iqbal, Jamshed ; Binti Ahmad, Rodina ; Noor, Muhammad Asim
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Comput. Sci. & Inf. Technol., Univ. of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Abstract :
IT Outsourcing is getting popular day by day because of its benefits and certain limitations of organizations. But risks are also associated with it. Occurrence of these risks badly affects the project planning and may result in project failure. By identifying risks, measures can be taken to handle the risks and avoid project failure. Based upon experiences of experts from IT outsourcing industry, this study identifies frequently occurring IT Outsourcing risks so that a proactive strategy can be designed to deal with the risks and outsourcing could achieve its objectives.
Keywords :
outsourcing; project management; risk management; software development management; IT outsourcing projects; outsourcing industry; project failure; project planning; Contracts; Cultural differences; Organizations; Outsourcing; Resistance; Software; Time frequency analysis; IT Outsourcing; Outsourced Projects; Outsourcing risks; Risk Identification; Risk Management;
Conference_Titel :
Computer and Communication Engineering (ICCCE), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kuala Lumpur
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0478-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICCCE.2012.6271358
