DocumentCode
3010822
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
fYear
2012
fDate
3-5 July 2012
Firstpage
957
Lastpage
960
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Computer and Communication Engineering (ICCCE), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Kuala Lumpur
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-0478-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICCCE.2012.6271358
Filename
6271358
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