The Role Of Risk Management Practices In The Success Of Software Outsourcing From The Perspective Of A Client Firm

The Information Technology (IT) outsourcing phenomenon had been maturing in recent years. Many organizations considered to outsource their IT functions such as software development activities to a third party vendor. However the success of such outsourcing decisions will not be guaranteed. It req...

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Main Author: Migeemanathan, James Sundararaj
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Language:English
Published: 2008
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spelling my-usm-ep.474652020-10-22T03:03:25Z The Role Of Risk Management Practices In The Success Of Software Outsourcing From The Perspective Of A Client Firm 2008 Migeemanathan, James Sundararaj HF5001-6182 Business The Information Technology (IT) outsourcing phenomenon had been maturing in recent years. Many organizations considered to outsource their IT functions such as software development activities to a third party vendor. However the success of such outsourcing decisions will not be guaranteed. It required some level of risk management practices to be in place to monitor and control the risk associated with outsourcing activities. This study was conducted to find out the role of risk management practices in ensuring the success of the outsourcing activities. Structured questionnaire was used in this study. It was distributed to 200 employees of the client firms. The data collected was statistically analyzed. The results showed that the relationship between nature of software outsourcing and the success of the software outsourcing project become stronger when the risk management practices is high. 2008 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/47465/ http://eprints.usm.my/47465/1/JAMES%20SUNDARARAJ0000%20cut.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Siswazah Perniagaan
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Migeemanathan, James Sundararaj
The Role Of Risk Management Practices In The Success Of Software Outsourcing From The Perspective Of A Client Firm
description The Information Technology (IT) outsourcing phenomenon had been maturing in recent years. Many organizations considered to outsource their IT functions such as software development activities to a third party vendor. However the success of such outsourcing decisions will not be guaranteed. It required some level of risk management practices to be in place to monitor and control the risk associated with outsourcing activities. This study was conducted to find out the role of risk management practices in ensuring the success of the outsourcing activities. Structured questionnaire was used in this study. It was distributed to 200 employees of the client firms. The data collected was statistically analyzed. The results showed that the relationship between nature of software outsourcing and the success of the software outsourcing project become stronger when the risk management practices is high.
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author Migeemanathan, James Sundararaj
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title The Role Of Risk Management Practices In The Success Of Software Outsourcing From The Perspective Of A Client Firm
title_short The Role Of Risk Management Practices In The Success Of Software Outsourcing From The Perspective Of A Client Firm
title_full The Role Of Risk Management Practices In The Success Of Software Outsourcing From The Perspective Of A Client Firm
title_fullStr The Role Of Risk Management Practices In The Success Of Software Outsourcing From The Perspective Of A Client Firm
title_full_unstemmed The Role Of Risk Management Practices In The Success Of Software Outsourcing From The Perspective Of A Client Firm
title_sort role of risk management practices in the success of software outsourcing from the perspective of a client firm
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