The Paradoxical Relationships of Risks and Benefits in Offshore Outsourcing of Software Projects

Abstract

Offshore outsourcing of software projects is an important competitive strategy in modern software business. There has been a long discussion of risks and benefits of this approach. Interestingly, while some issues are perceived as a significant benefit by a group of researchers, they are conversely perceived as a critical risk by others. This paper dis- cusses the two sides of these risk-benefit elements as well as their management strategies.