A Review of Risk Management for Information Systems Outsourcing
Philbert Nduwimfura, Jianguo Zheng

Abstract
Information systems (IS) outsourcing has become a very important part of strategic management in today’s business environment. The strategy of IS outsourcing has proved to be effective but comes with major risks that must be properly managed. Risk management is an integrated part of IS outsourcing. Without proper risk management measures, an IS outsourcing project can easily fail. With the rapid changes in information systems configuration and delivery method, it is imperative that risk management practices be adapted to the new challenges. This paper discusses IS outsourcing risk management by reviewing the most important recent studies and breakthroughs in this area.

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