TY - BOOK AU - Sparrow, Elizabeth TI - Successful It Outsourcing: : from choosing a provider to managing the project SN - 9781852336103 U1 - 004.0687 PY - 2003/// CY - London PB - Springer KW - Information resources management N1 - Bib and Ref N2 - Outsourcing permeates the IT world and has had a profound impact on the work of IS professionals. Nearly all will, at some stage in their careers, work with outsourced services as customer or supplier. Elizabeth Sparrow's insights into the benefits and pitfalls of this complex area will help IS professionals tackle the challenges of outsourcing. Combining relevant background information with practical guidance this book covers the whole outsourcing process, from the initial decision to outsource through to managing the outsourced services on a day-to-day basis ER -