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Offshoring IT Services

In a recent Business Week column (July 24,2006), Jack Welch and Suzy Welch say "the question is not how do we stop outsourcing, but how do we use outsourcing to enhance competitiveness in what is, and forever will be, a global marketplace." Thus, offshoring IT services is here to stay and grow. With Tom Friedman's The World is Flat (2005) book on the NY Times best sellers list for many weeks and with nonstop coverage on news about offshoring in the public media, the interest in the topic is quite high. However, the body of literature/knowledge on successful offshoring is far from mature. This book is an attempt to add to that body of knowledge. Any organization that is considering offshoring IT services or struggling with offshored projects should find this book useful.