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In OUTSOURCE, Ed Yourdon conveys a nuanced understanding of a topic that too often has fallen victim to exaggeration and oversimplification. Will your job move offshore? That depends. Yourdon explains what it depends on, and what to do about it.Robert D. AustinAssociate Professor, Harvard Business SchoolCo-Author of ARTFUL MAKINGIs outsourcing a bane, a boon, or a bother? Yes. Ed Yourdon takes on this vastly complicated issue and makes it all crystal clear.Tom DeMarcoThe Atlantic Systems Guild OUTSOURCE cuts through the outsourcing hysteria to present a balanced view of why outsourcing is occurring, how it is likely to impact people s lives, and how to best prepare career-wise for the new realities it introduces. Whether you are a buyer or provider of outsourcing services, or an individual whose career may be affected by those services, Ed Yourdon offers valuable insights that you can immediately put to use.Ian HayesIndustry Analyst and President, Clarity Consulting, Inc. Ed Yourdon s book on international outsourcing is a major work on an important topic. I think the book will become required reading for all CIOs and officers of U.S. companies that produce software in quant thorough. Ed has visited many of the international outsourcing labs, so he also offers firsthand observations.Capers JonesChief Scientist, Software Productivity Research LLCEd Yourdon has produced a comprehensive sequel to his 1992 prophecy, Decline and Fall of the American Programmer. His views were much maligned; yet he turned out to be right. To cope with challenges ahead, this book should be required reading by computer professionals who wish to prosper in their jobs.Paul A. StrassmannA CIO for 43 years (General Foods, Kraft, Xerox, Department of Defense, NASA) Entertaining and understandable, Yourdon s OUTSOURCE examines the current situation from sociological, economic, and historical perspectives, providing individuals, employers, and policymakers practical insights and advice centered on increasing competitiveness and taking individual responsibility. OUTSOURCE is must-read for those who intend to survive and thrive in this hyper-competitive global economy. It s just what the doctor should have ordered.Leon A. Kappelman, Ph.D.Farrington Professor of Information SystemsDirector, Information Systems R and company restructurings that are accelerating now Mo Bjornestead CEO, SensorWave CorporationIf you run a business, what should you outsource (and what shouldn t you)? If you re a knowledge worker (inside or outside IT), how can you protect yourself? How will outsourcing evolve next? What do those changes mean to you? Outsourcing is not just the #1 issue facing IT organizations: It s driving a profound transformation throughout American business. Whether you re an executive or a knowledge worker, the decisions you make about outsourcing can make or break your future. This book brings together all the information and insight you need to make those decisions--and make them the right ones.Once, outsourcing was largely limited to IT. Suddenly, it touches everyone from telemarketers to tax preparers, radiologists to market researchers. No American company or knowledge worker can ignore its challenge. Now, widely acclaimed author and consultant Ed Yourdon helps you understand the challenge of outsourcing--and meet it.I for surviving the outsourcing revolutionHow to compete with the entire low-cost world and winQuantify, protect, and enhance your personal nvalue propositioniExecutives: Make smarter outsourcing decisionsWhat to outsource, how to do it right, and when to avoid itOutsourcing, the next generation: Beyond programmersFrom telemarketers to accountants, clinical trials to market research The politics and geopolitics of outsourcingBacklash at home, upheaval overseas, and a plan for renewalAlong the way, Yourdon assesses the politics and economics of outsourcing, long-term implications for both suppliers and buyers of knowledge-based services, and muc Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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