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1. Many of the world's
major software programs are developed in whole or in part
offshore.
2. Nearly all of the Fortune 500 use offshore development
services or have their own branches set up offshore.
3. Major hardware and software giants like Microsoft, Apple,
Novel, Sun, IBM, Compaq and Texas Instrument have extensive
offshore operations.
When you consider the advantages of outsourcing,
you'll realize there's a lot to gain by using it as an intrinsic
part of your business strategy. By outsourcing, you can:
1. Reduce overhead, free up resources
2. Avoid capital expenditure
3. Improve efficiency
4. Offload non-core functions
5. Save on manpower and training costs
6. Reduce operating costs
7. Enhance tactical and strategic advantages
8. Spread your risk
9. Avoid the cost of chasing technology
10. Reduce the risk of technological obsolescence and increase
efficiency by consolidating and centralizing functions
11. Keep pace and minimize the impact of rapid changes in
applications and standards
12. Reduce the overall IT management burden while retaining
control of strategic decision making.
The Outsourcing Institute finds,
"Outsourcing is rapidly becoming an accepted management
tool for redefining and reenergizing the corporation. It
challenges today's executives to rethink the traditional,
vertically integrated firm in favor of a more flexible organization
structured around core competencies and long-term, outside
relationships."
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