the manual pp - outsourcing - pdti 2014

Outsourcing

Martin JørgensenMartynas UbartasVictor-Alexandru Truica

Agenda

● What is outsourcing

● What to outsource?

● What not to outsource?

● Advangates of outsourcing

● Disadvantages of outsourcing

● Conclusion

What is outsourcing

Outsourcing refers to the contracting work out to an external organizationOffshoring refers to contracting work or running your business from a different country

●Outsourcing graphical design●IT outsourcing●Legal outsourcing●Content Development●Web Design and Maintenance●Recruitment●Logistics●Manufacturing●Technical/Customer Support

What not to outsource?

Outsourcing might be great for some things, but not all!

●Core infrastructure●Information security●Management

Advangates of outsourcing

Outsourcing might be great for some things!

●Getting qualified support - outsource market is huge

●Reduced recruitment cost

●Temporary recuritment – Dont have to hire

●Can save time

Disadvantages of outsourcing

Outsourcing might be great for some things, but not all!

●Data exposure – In house information●Not knowing the contractor – Cant be sure about professionalism●Slightly time-consuming – Making contracter understand you.

Conclusion

• Outsourcing and Offshoring is not going to be used as much as before.• Not always a good idea to offshore your business, but might be worth it• You might get double-crossed, so think of the paperwork upfront• Many, many, many freelancers and resources