loading...
 This Article 
   
 Share 
   
 Bibliographic References 
   
 Add to: 
 
Digg
Furl
Spurl
Blink
Simpy
Google
Del.icio.us
Y!MyWeb
 
 Search 
   
40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS'07)
Big Island, Hawaii
January 03-January 06
ISBN: 0-7695-2755-8
Marianne Kinnula, University of Oulu, Finland
Veikko Seppanen, University of Oulu, Finland
Juhani Warsta, University of Oulu, Finland
Sari Vilminko, University of Oulu, Finland
The focus of this research is on outsourcing partnerships -- what is the process involved in the formation and management of a software research and development (R&D) outsourcing partnership. A complete picture of a software outsourcing partnership life cycle cannot be found in the literature. Because of that a synthesis outsourcing partnership life cycle model has been created based on the models found in other studies.

Empirical data from a software R&D outsourcing partnership case is analysed based on the synthesis model, and a new, improved model is created. The new model gives a more in-depth insight into the formation and management process of an outsourcing partnership. Even though the model is created and presented mainly from the customer company viewpoint, it has been affected by the partner company viewpoint as well, as the case data was collected from both companies.

Citation:
Marianne Kinnula, Veikko Seppanen, Juhani Warsta, Sari Vilminko, "The Formation and Management of a Software Outsourcing Partnership Process," hicss, pp.240b, 40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS'07), 2007
Usage of this product signifies your acceptance of the Terms of Use.