Inherent Risks of Outsourcing

Software projects have many risks and each of these risks has its own variation. In general, in-house is the safest venue and offshore is the riskiest, with nearshore somewhere in between, although closer to the in-house situation.

This is but a brief review of the major risks, to help you be on the look out for them and identify them, and, ultimately, to help manage your projects to success.

The majors areas reviewed here are:

• Engagement Manager
• Tech Leads
• Staff Turnover
• Productivity Loss
• Training
• Travel
• Process (and Documentation)
• Summary