Topic: Outsourcing Risks

Subject area:  IT Management

Number of pages: 4

Writing style: APA

Type of document: Essay

Academic level: Undergraduate

Number of sources/references: 2

Details: Prepare a minimum 4 page paper (minimum requirement not including title, abstract, and reference pages) that identifies the possible risks to an organization in each of the following outsourcing situations: a) the use of an external service provider for your data storage; b) the use of an enterprise service provider for processing information systems applications such as a payroll, human resources, or sales order taking; c) the use of a vendor to support your desktop computers; and d) the use of a vendor to provide network support. For each risk identified, propose strategies to mitigate them. One mitigation strategy that cannot be proposed in the paper is to eliminate the outsourcing by bringing the situation in house.