They can be a bane or a benefit to outsourcing projects -- those oft-abused internal support functions of procurement, finance, legal, and human resources (HR). To some project managers, these support function groups mean valuable working hours spent for little return; yet those project managers that have experienced the benefits of these groups know that the value of the support is usually worth the investment.
Executive Update
Bureaucracy or Benefit? Involving Support Functions in IT Outsourcing
Posted April 30, 2000 | Leadership | Leadership |
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