IT offshoring is demonstrating phenomenal growth this century. Increasingly, it is seen as a necessity rather than an option. All executives need to explore IT offshoring; competitors' use, or perceived use, makes evaluation inevitable. Even IT organizations that choose not to go the offshore route may be put into the position of needing to convince their senior management that they have carefully considered this option and explain why it's not being used. Those who do choose to offshore IT must decide how they want to work with an offshore provider.