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Managing risk in offshore systems development

Sachidanandam Sakthivel

Communications of the ACM · 2007 · 146 citations · 7 references

Concepts

ManagementProject ManagementRisk ManagementRisk AnalysisRisk AssessmentDevelopment RiskManagement Risk FactorsOperational RiskProject RiskRisk MitigationRisk-based Decision MakingDeadlinesDevelopment Risk AnalysisLow-wage LaborSchedule Delay Risk

Abstract

The benefit of low-cost labor must be weighed against the risk of missed deadlines, dissatisfied users, and failure to reduce development costs.

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