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Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A (Applied Physics & Engineering)  2006, Vol. 7 Issue (6): 1092-1098    DOI: 10.1631/jzus.2006.A1092
Software Management     
Software outsourcing risk management: establishing outsourcee evaluation item systems
WANG Mei-yuan, LU Yao-bin, ZHANG Jin-long
School of Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China; School of Management, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan 430074, China
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Abstract  Outsourcing software development has many advantages as well as inevitable risks. Of these risks, outsourcee selection is one of the most important. A wrong outsourcee selection may have severe adverse influence on the expected outcome of the project. We analyzed the risks involved in outsourcee selection and also provided methods to identify these risks. Using the principles of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Cluster Analysis based on Group Decision Making, we established an index evaluation system to evaluate and select outsourcees. Real world applications of this system demonstrated its effectiveness in evaluating and selecting qualified outsourcees.

Key words： Software outsourcing      Outsourcee evaluation      Group decision making     
Received: 23 August 2005     
CLC:  TP311.5  
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WANG Mei-yuan, LU Yao-bin, ZHANG Jin-long. Software outsourcing risk management: establishing outsourcee evaluation item systems. Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A (Applied Physics & Engineering), 2006, 7(6): 1092-1098.

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