Software Production in Developing and Emerging Countries through International Outsourcing

This study examines and analyses how the software production through international outsourcing process is executed. This research was carried out by reviewing literature, interviewing of and consulting with researchers and practitioners and analyzing case companies which have executed the various phases of outsourcing process. This study contributes both in terms of theory and practice. At the theoretical level, it provides a framework of international software production through outsourcing that can be used as a basis for further research. The study identifies various factors that are creating barriers to international outsourcing and mechanisms for controlling the risks of outsourcing projects. It describes in detail one case company as an example of the software production through international outsourcing. At the practical level, the framework can guide managers in international software production through outsourcing process, effectively and efficiently.