TY - GEN
T1 - Critical success factors for software outsourcing partnership (SOP)
T2 - a systematic literature review
AU - Ali, Sikandar
AU - Khan, Siffat Illah
PY - 2014/10/2
Y1 - 2014/10/2
N2 - Software outsourcing partnership (SOP) is mutually trusted inter-organisational software development relationship between client and vendor organisations based on shared risks and benefits. SOP is different to conventional software development outsourcing relationship, SOP could be considered as a long term relation with mutual adjustment and renegotiations of tasks and commitment that exceed mere contractual obligations stated in an initial phase of the collaboration. The objective of this research is to identify various factors that are significant for vendors in conversion of their existing outsourcing contractual relationship to partnership. We have performed a systematic literature review for identification of the factors. We have identified a list of factors such as 'mutual interdependence and shared values', 'mutual trust', 'effective and timely communication', 'organisational proximity' and 'quality production' that play vital role in conversion of the existing outsourcing relationship to a partnership.
AB - Software outsourcing partnership (SOP) is mutually trusted inter-organisational software development relationship between client and vendor organisations based on shared risks and benefits. SOP is different to conventional software development outsourcing relationship, SOP could be considered as a long term relation with mutual adjustment and renegotiations of tasks and commitment that exceed mere contractual obligations stated in an initial phase of the collaboration. The objective of this research is to identify various factors that are significant for vendors in conversion of their existing outsourcing contractual relationship to partnership. We have performed a systematic literature review for identification of the factors. We have identified a list of factors such as 'mutual interdependence and shared values', 'mutual trust', 'effective and timely communication', 'organisational proximity' and 'quality production' that play vital role in conversion of the existing outsourcing relationship to a partnership.
KW - systematic literature review
KW - software development outsourcing partnership
KW - client-vendor relationship
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84961290402&partnerID=MN8TOARS
U2 - 10.1109/ICGSE.2014.12
DO - 10.1109/ICGSE.2014.12
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9781479943609
T3 - Conference Proceedings
SP - 153
EP - 162
BT - 2014 IEEE 9th International Conference on Global Software Engineering
PB - IEEE
CY - Piscataway, New Jersey
ER -