The Outsourcing Value category within the CIO Reference Library is designed to provide CIOs and other IT executives with a comprehensive understanding of the value that outsourcing can bring to their organization. Outsourcing is the practice of contracting with a third-party vendor to perform a business function or service that is traditionally handled in-house, and can include IT functions such as software development, helpdesk support, and network management.
Outsourcing Value refers to the benefits that organizations can achieve by outsourcing, including cost savings, access to specialized skills and expertise, improved business agility, and the ability to focus on core business activities. The Outsourcing Value category includes a range of resources, including articles, whitepapers, and case studies, that offer insights into the different ways that outsourcing can create value for organizations.
Through the Outsourcing Value category, CIOs and IT executives can gain a deeper understanding of the value that outsourcing can bring to their organization and learn how to measure and maximize this value. They can also gain insights into best practices for outsourcing value creation, such as:
By leveraging the resources in the Outsourcing Value category, CIOs and IT executives can optimize their outsourcing operations to achieve maximum value and realize the full potential of outsourcing as a strategic business tool.
This research delved into the value created by outsourcing of information technology (IT Outsourcing). How does it address business imperatives? Does it positively or negatively impact business value? How can you tell? An excellent discussion on the business value of outsourcing. (500 pages)
A quick discussion on outsourcing – why outsource? what to outsource? whom to outsource it to? it is all about business value – outsourcing helps an organization focus on their core competencies so the promise is that creates more business value.
This analysis dives into the impact of software engineering maturity on IT outsourcing efficiency. It explains how best practices in software development lead to reduced error rates, faster project delivery, and overall cost savings. CIOs will discover strategies to evaluate outsourcing partners and ensure project success by prioritizing quality and engineering standards.
This article uses the case of Indian outsourcing company Infosys to explore the question "are time zone differences good or bad in offshore outsourcing?"
This paper discusses the key learning/best practices, that lead to high performance outsourcing, gleaned from the masters i.e. executives who have been there, done that and can claim success in the world of outsourcing services! 
This presentation discusses "why service metrics fail" and provides guidance on "implementing better service level metrics"
<div>This presentation discusses four common reasons for outsourcing failure or barriers to success and recommends alternatives to help overcome them.</div>
This study (thesis!) assesses the use of Carnegie Mellon’s eSourcing Capability Model for Client Organizations (eSCM-CL) framework in improving offshore outsourcing’s success.
This presentation answers the following question: The Drive to Efficiency…Is Outsourcing the Solution?
This presentation provides an overview of the decision making and implementation processes to outsource e_Commerce initiatives.
