For this assignment you will need to find two articles from business or IT professional publications/websites. The first article should discuss a successful outsourcing relationship, while the second should discuss an unsuccessful outsourcing relationship. For each article, you need to:
1- Provide a summary of the main points, including the outsourcing company, the vendor (contractor: the company which will carry out the outsources functions, tasks, etc.), what is being outsourced, etc.
2- Discuss in -in some detail- the differences between those cases (the successful and unsuccessful) in light of the points brought up in Week 4’s readings (chapter 10: Sourcing). The analysis should emphasize what made each situation successful or unsuccessful.
Please pay special attention to the following:
1- Each of the two articles you use must discuss an actual case of success/failure. The article must present -in reasonable depth- an outsourcing relationship that worked or did not work. That is, it is not acceptable to:
a- Use an article that just discusses -in generic terms- the attributes of successful vs unsuccessful outsourcing.
b- Use an article that just provides a laundry list of companies that succeeded or failed in their outsourcing endeavors, without in-depth analysis of the reasons/causes for success or lack thereof.
2- You must provide links for both articles.
