Software Requirements, 3rd Edition

Chapter 23. Outsourced projects

Rather than building systems by using their own staff, many organizations outsource their development efforts to contract development companies. They might outsource the work to take advantage of development skills they do not have available in-house, to augment their internal staff resources, to save money, or to accelerate development. The outsourced development supplier could be located physically nearby, on the other side of the world, or anywhere in between. Outsourced teams in other countries are typically referred to as being offshore. Offshoring is sometimes called nearshoring if the supplier’s country is close by or shares a language and/or culture with the acquirer’s country.

All outsourced projects involve ...