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Offshoring Risks vs. Rewards

Anew Conference Board report says unless companies assess the full range of offshore\challenges, underperformance will grow. Approximately half of all offshoring operations fall short of expectations. Missteps range from poor project management and inadequate communications to ill-conceived transition

plans. In addition to security risks, other risks include reputation/brand, social responsibility, geopolitical, human capital, regulatory and legal issues.

The ultimate success of offshoring operations depends on successfully analyzing the full spectrum of implementational and operational factors-location, process, scope, participating business units, etc.

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