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Offshoring IT Services : A framework for managing outsourced Projects

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There are several books on Outsourcing and Offshoring Strategy that talk about the drivers behind globalization.

I manage a large sourcing program for my employer [a fortune 500] and was looking for a book to guide my managers and team on "how to" aspects of offshoring. I am glad I found Offshoring IT Services.

The book by Mohan is a great complement to "Globalization and Offshoring of Software" [A Report of the ACM Job Migration Task Force]

This is an emotional topic, yet offshoring has driven growth in the US and will continue to do so for many years to come. Babu has used an easy-to-read style to create a framework that will guide any manager or student through the critical issues related to offshoring. Many books on this topic can be rather dry and prone to economic analysis, but this is a practitioners guide - not a book on procurement theory. If you are thinking of offshoring and would like to create a good framework of questions to ask your potential suppliers then this will help you create your checklist at a very reasonable price.

I was very impressed with the contents of this book. There are many books and materials on outsourcing in the market. But if you need to read practical examples from a veteran, then this is it. The author craftily leads the reader through the outsourcing maze while pointing out various pitfalls on the way.

It was personally helpful for me for my job involves great co-ordination with our outsourced partners. I would definitely recommend this to anyone in IT, whether your organization does outsourcing or not.

Personally, I would like a part II on this topic from the author. Great job!

The book is great starting point for those wishing to understand offshoring strategies and management of outsourced projects. The jargon used in the sourcing world are explained very well and case studies help readers visualize offshore scenarios.

Would recommend the book to anyone looking to get an overview of Offshoring and sourcing in an IT Management context.

As the title suggests, the book gives a good overview of managing outsourced and offshored projects. The caveat is that, it does not delve into detailed aspects of vendor management or managing multiple vendors in outsourcing scenarios (an emerging trend in sourcing)

The book answered most of the queries on managing sourcing teams, and was especially useful as I begin to manage an outsourced project.