Article

Outsourcing and the IT Organization

Posted December 31, 2007 | Leadership | Cutter Benchmark Review

There are many reasons why a company decides to outsource -- from the need to increase productivity and improve service quality to providing a faster response and focus on its core business -- making the transformation from a tech-focused IT organization to an area deeply involved in the business decision-making process and contributing to meeting the business objectives at the same time. Other reasons include labor tactics that consider the staff size, training, and the cost of human resources for organizations.

About The Author
Rafael Ferreiro
Rafael Sánchez Ferreiro is former CIO of Mexico's Ministry of the Public Function, where he worked in the consolidation of different IT areas, searching for technological solutions that benefit citizenship. He is also former CIO of the Ministry of the Interior, where he managed to lay the foundation for sustained growth and development in matters of IT. For two consecutive periods, Mr. Sánchez Ferreiro was designated as Technical Secretary for… Read More
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