Title: The Truth About Software Outsourcing
Program Overview:
Over the past few years, organizations are outsourcing software development and maintenance to offshore suppliers with mixed results. Some claim significant advantages but many routinely complain of low quality and missed delivery schedules when dealing with companies overseas.
Since outsourcing is fast approaching
a $200 billion dollars business, executives are asking – “Which skills should
be outsourced and which should be kept in house?” Most experts provide advice
on keeping in-house the high-value skills, or the processes that are important
to the business, but they leave out specific details so these questions remain
mostly unanswered.
This one day executive seminar focuses on exploring both the truths and myths of software outsourcing and provides answers to questions executives should be asking. Our materials are based on benchmarking studies of twenty four major companies over the past 5 years. Our researchers have followed over one hundred projects from conception to completion, recorded their practices, processes, and successes as well as failures and compiled our findings in a set of lessons learned.
Who should attend?
Executives who are planning corporate strategy, managing information technology, and are already outsourcing or considering software outsourcing will benefit by attending this one day program.
Benefits:
By attending this seminar, executives
will be able to identify the benefits and costs advantages as well as
disadvantages of the outsourcing trend. Participants will learn how to avoid
certain mistakes that several companies have made and many are still making;
understand the intricate networks of international suppliers, their strengths
and weaknesses as well as their strategies and tactics; Through several
exercises and guided steps, participants will be able to come up with their own
conclusions on what to outsource, what should be kept in house, and how to select
and manage suppliers and vendors effectively. Participants will receive early
copies of white papers on The Truth About Outsourcing,
a detailed Index of Outsourcing Literature, and our Executive Checklist based
on several years of research on the outsourcing trend.
Topics:
1) Truths and Myths of Software outsourcing:
a) Does outsourcing equal cost savings?
b) What are the hidden risks in software
outsourcing?
2) Top Executive’s role in software outsourcing:
a) Providing clear leadership
b) Providing crisp accountability by knowing
what metrics to monitor and which questions to ask
c) Ensuring your strategy is communicated and
implemented
3) Outsourcing as a strategy:
a) Quick fix and long term plan
b) The four phases of outsourcing
c) What should be outsourced?
d) What should be kept in-house?
4) Mitigate suppliers’ risks
a) Selecting software outsourcing suppliers
b) Accepting suppliers’ software products
c) Integration of suppliers’ products
d) Maintaining supplier relationships
5) Outsourcing Best practices
a) Industry’s lessons learned (what is working and what is not)
b) Executive tips, traps and other information
