• DocumentCode
    1236780
  • Title

    Outsourcing IT: transferring your assets abroad [software engineering]

  • Author

    Kilroe, D.

  • Volume
    6
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2005
  • Firstpage
    31
  • Lastpage
    33
  • Abstract
    To get the expected value from outsourcing, a company´s assets need to be monitored and managed closely throughout the entire outsourcing cycle. With an emphasis on software engineering, this article discusses the issues involved. These include: low cost labour; knowledge transfer; software quality; and agency issues.
  • Keywords
    labour resources; outsourcing; software development management; software quality; agency issues; asset transfer; knowledge transfer; low cost labour; offshore IT outsourcing; software engineering; software quality;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Engineering Management Journal
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0960-7919
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/em:20040609
  • Filename
    1394872