Outsourcing Agility: A Cautionary Tale

by Jens Coldewey

"I have bad news for you -- and I have good news" declared Ralph, 1 the project manager, as he started the weekly meeting of the Sure project. "The bad news is this site is going to be closed down. Employees have the option of either moving to the other side of the country or finding themselves a new job. The good news is, the CEO wants to keep us as a team and is aware of the fact that nobody in this team is willing to relocate. Thus, we are going to be outsourced to OV Inc., and I plead with you all to consider OV's offer so we can continue our interesting project as a team." This announcement was the beginning of the end of one of the most successful IT projects the company in question had ever ventured.

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Outsourcing Agility: A Cautionary Tale 1 December 2006

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