Managing Software Project Outsourcing: Preparing to Manage an Outsourced Project New Horizons Lebanon
Price: TBA
  • Duration: 1 Hour

Course details

  • Outsourcing is a powerful business strategy that can bring many benefits. These include lower costs, an ability to focus on core business competencies, improved quality, and superior skills and capabilities. IT outsourcing has gained in popularity over the years, and it seems likely to continue doing so. This course focuses on a particular type of IT outsourcing namely, software project outsourcing. It describes the areas in software development that are typically outsourced, and explains some of the models for outsourcing, including cloud computing. With the aim of helping to prepare the learner for managing an outsourced project, the course outlines the managerial implications of working on this type of project for example, the need to shift from managing activities to managing outcomes and building cooperation and collaboration across the miles. It also describes how to define your needs and requirements through a statement of work and how to plan effective governance so that your project's objectives are met successfully.
  • recognize examples of software development areas that may be outsourced
  • match the models of outsourcing with their descriptions
  • describe the managerial implications of outsourcing a software project
  • assess the effectiveness of the preparation of a statement of work for a given scenario
  • identify the main parts of a request for proposal
  • identify the value of being able to plan an effective governance model for an outsourced project
Updated on 08 November, 2015

About New Horizons Lebanon

As changes in technology have accelerated, it’s become even more essential for people to master technology to be productive, invaluable employees who optimize, program and invent solutions—and even grow companies of their own. With over 300 centers in 60 countries, New Horizons is the world’s largest independent IT and Business training company. Over the past 35 years, New Horizons has delivered a full range of IT and business skills/Management training through innovative learning methods that have transformed businesses and helped over 35 million students reach their goals. New Horizons Lebanon branch was established in 1996.

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