http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/972/all xx http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/65409/patent-filing-describes-ibms-new-offshoring-math IBM last week filed a patent application for an offshore outsourcing methodology that's intended to help companies minimize the financial risks associated with sending work overseas. http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/65409/patent-filing-describes-ibms-new-offshoring-math#comments IT management/strategy News IBM offshore outsourcing outsourcing patent Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:34:03 -0400 ITworld staff 65409 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/65175/five-trends-challenge-technology-offshoring Having your job get shipped overseas sucks and having it shipped away in a cruddy economy is a double whammy, but calling for boycotts or trying to legislate job security is not going to work. Tech vendors will put jobs where they can get an acceptable (note, not necessarily the best) work done at the lowest rate. All that said, I think there are five trends that suggest those big outsourcing waves will wane. http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/65175/five-trends-challenge-technology-offshoring#comments IT management/strategy Opinion IBM offshore outsourcing outsourcing Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:10:16 -0400 ITworld staff 65175 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/software/63565/5-tips-reduce-outsourcing-risk Ways to reduce the risk if you outsource some or all of your IT needs. http://www.itworld.com/software/63565/5-tips-reduce-outsourcing-risk#comments IT management/strategy Software Tip agile development it risks offshore outsourcing Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:56:40 -0500 Juliana Clark 63565 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/management-amp-strategy/59691/building-high-performance-global-workforce Companies that can work cheaper, faster, and better are well-positioned to develop and market products and services that give higher value to their customers. But how do project managers and business leaders effectively manage geographically dispersed workforces? http://www.itworld.com/management-amp-strategy/59691/building-high-performance-global-workforce#comments IT management/strategy How-to communication global workforce multi-cultural teams Offshore development offshore outsourcing outsourcing team management transnationals Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:54:02 -0500 ExecutiveBrief 59691 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/business/59283/beyond-cost-savings-how-make-most-out-it-outsourcing If technology is so critical to the success of the company, then why is it being outsourced to different parts of the planet? These suggested strategies can prove that there is more to outsourcing beyond cutting costs. http://www.itworld.com/business/59283/beyond-cost-savings-how-make-most-out-it-outsourcing#comments Business How-to cost reduction cost-savings IT outsourcing offshore outsourcing outsourcing outsourcing benefits Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:01:32 -0500 ExecutiveBrief 59283 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/business/59052/survey-one-four-it-jobs-moving-offshore Large companies are accelerating their use of offshore outsourcing and as many as a quarter of IT jobs at Global 1000 firms may be moved offshore by 2010, according to The Hackett Group, a Miami-based consulting firm whose clients include many multinational firms. http://www.itworld.com/business/59052/survey-one-four-it-jobs-moving-offshore#comments Business News offshore outsourcing Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:48:25 -0500 ITworld staff 59052 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/business/58154/it-offshore-outsourcing-early-predictions-2009 TEAM International reviews and shares recent research findings and expert predictions for key attributes of the 2009 IT offshore outsourcing environment. http://www.itworld.com/business/58154/it-offshore-outsourcing-early-predictions-2009#comments Business Research cut IT budgets cut operational cost increase IT budgets increased IT spending increasing IT staff IT budgets flat IT head count IT spending limits offshore environment offshore outsourcing predictions 2009 ramp up offshore Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:40:23 -0500 teamprcenter 58154 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/business/57591/offshore-outsourcing-quantifying-roi When quantifying the business value of offshore outsourcing, customers must consider three important aspects that are often ignored: the appropriate comparisons, the hidden costs and the distinction between theory and reality. http://www.itworld.com/business/57591/offshore-outsourcing-quantifying-roi#comments Business Feature offshore outsourcing outsourcing Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:33:49 -0500 ITworld staff 57591 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/business/56819/key-drivers-behind-knowledge-process-outsourcing The shift from business process outsourcing to knowledge process outsourcing did not happen by accident. Instead, the ongoing change is a natural outcome as players in the BPO gain the necessary expertise needed to provide higher-level services. http://www.itworld.com/business/56819/key-drivers-behind-knowledge-process-outsourcing#comments Business Feature BPO KPO offshore outsourcing outsourcing Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:00:11 -0400 ExecutiveBrief 56819 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/business/56605/beyond-price-labor-it-outsourcers-shifting-focus The trends are clear… IT outsourcers are demanding more than cheap labor from their offshore partners. Learn how Central and Eastern Europe have gained a stronghold in this evolving industry! http://www.itworld.com/business/56605/beyond-price-labor-it-outsourcers-shifting-focus#comments Business Feature Eastern Europe IT outsourcing offshore outsourcing outsourcing outsourcing market Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:52:08 -0400 ExecutiveBrief 56605 at http://www.itworld.com