A study of the effectiveness of IT outsourcing

Piotrowski, A

A study of the effectiveness of IT outsourcing

Piotrowski, A

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dc.contributor.author	Piotrowski, A
dc.date.accessioned	2010-05-05T05:34:28Z
dc.date.accessioned	2012-12-15T03:52:58Z
dc.date.available	2010-05-05T05:34:28Z
dc.date.available	2012-12-15T03:52:58Z
dc.date.issued	2001
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/20241
dc.description	University of Technology, Sydney. Faculty of Business	en
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of this study was to identify how effective is IT outsourcing in various organisations in Australia. The research that was undertaken, was two-fold. Firstly, a literature review was conducted that aimed to investigate critical aspects of effectiveness of the IT Outsourcing arrangements. Secondly, by means of semi-structured interviews, data was gathered concerning lessons learned from IT Outsourcing decision with emphasis on the effectiveness of IT Outsourcing contracts. Interview results produced views expressed by IT Leaders and Vendor Executives within various organisations on the effectiveness of IT Outsourcing contracts in their organisations. A total of nine participants selected from seven research participating organisations were interviewed. Interviewees included: IT senior leaders and vendor account executives involved in managing IT Outsourcing contracts. The research results are presented in the form of lessons learned and provide recommendations, which can be used by individuals facing the Outsourcing decision or future researchers and fellow students. This research project found that IT Outsourcing is an effective way to manage major change within an organisation, Return on Investment and performance against contracted Service Levels are common measures of IT outsourcing effectiveness. In some cases, improvements in the service levels are observed, especially in large IT Outsourcing contracts. However, in small outsourcing contracts decline in Service Levels is evident. This research found that lT Outsourcing drivers are moving away from a cost-reduction to a strategic partnership arrangements. Organisations increasingly look to outsourcers for research capabilities, past experience, and a broad set of skills. These factors also contribute to the effectiveness of IT Outsourcing within client organisations. Based on this study. It is evident that organisations will increasingly use joint ventures and partnerships to realise IT outsourcing business objectives. It is evident that the trend to outsource IT will continue and that this trend will start to expand to other business process areas as organisations develop maturity in ensuring organisational effectiveness of the outsourcing arrangements.	en
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The purpose of this study was to identify how effective is IT outsourcing in various organisations in Australia. The research that was undertaken, was two-fold. Firstly, a literature review was conducted that aimed to investigate critical aspects of effectiveness of the IT Outsourcing arrangements. Secondly, by means of semi-structured interviews, data was gathered concerning lessons learned from IT Outsourcing decision with emphasis on the effectiveness of IT Outsourcing contracts. Interview results produced views expressed by IT Leaders and Vendor Executives within various organisations on the effectiveness of IT Outsourcing contracts in their organisations. A total of nine participants selected from seven research participating organisations were interviewed. Interviewees included: IT senior leaders and vendor account executives involved in managing IT Outsourcing contracts. The research results are presented in the form of lessons learned and provide recommendations, which can be used by individuals facing the Outsourcing decision or future researchers and fellow students. This research project found that IT Outsourcing is an effective way to manage major change within an organisation, Return on Investment and performance against contracted Service Levels are common measures of IT outsourcing effectiveness. In some cases, improvements in the service levels are observed, especially in large IT Outsourcing contracts. However, in small outsourcing contracts decline in Service Levels is evident. This research found that lT Outsourcing drivers are moving away from a cost-reduction to a strategic partnership arrangements. Organisations increasingly look to outsourcers for research capabilities, past experience, and a broad set of skills. These factors also contribute to the effectiveness of IT Outsourcing within client organisations. Based on this study. It is evident that organisations will increasingly use joint ventures and partnerships to realise IT outsourcing business objectives. It is evident that the trend to outsource IT will continue and that this trend will start to expand to other business process areas as organisations develop maturity in ensuring organisational effectiveness of the outsourcing arrangements.

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