Managing Software Project Outsourcing
Super Skilz
Summary
Overview
Outsourcing is a powerful business strategy that can bring many benefits. These include lower costs, an ability to focus on core business competencies, improved quality, and superior skills and capabilities. IT outsourcing has gained in popularity over the years, and it seems likely to continue doing so.
This course focuses on a particular type of IT outsourcing – namely, software project outsourcing. It describes the areas in software development that are typically outsourced, and explains some of the models for outsourcing, including cloud computing. With the aim of helping to prepare the learner for managing an outsourced project, the course outlines the managerial implications of working on this type of project – for example, the need to shift from managing activities to managing outcomes and building cooperation and collaboration across the miles. It also describes how to define your needs and requirements through a statement of work and how to plan effective governance so that your project’s objectives are met successfully.
Description
Syllabus:
- Preparing to Manage an Outsourced Project
- Developing a Vendor Contract
- Working with the Outsourced Team
- Dealing with Risks
How is each course taught?
All courses are online and self-paced, meaning you do it in your own home, in your own time, at your own pace. Each lesson is pre-recorded allowing you to pause, fast-forward, skip sections, or go back to another lesson if you need to. The lessons are multi-media based, which means video and audio are used to teach the lessons. Most lessons are also interactive, prompting the learner to participate. This might involve answering on-screen questions, participating in tasks, and using simulators as if you were using the real software program.
How long will it take me to complete each course?
As mentioned above, our courses are self-paced. Some people finish their course faster than others. If you choose to only do one of the certification courses from this bundle, then it will take you less time than if you do two or three or all of them. No matter what though, you will always have 12 months to complete your course.
What do I need?
All you need is an internet connection and a PC. While most of the lessons work on MACs, we recommend you use a PC for the best performance. Certain parts of the course may not display properly on older MACs. Once you’ve logged into your course, you may be prompted to down certain free plugins such as Java. Just follow the on-screen prompts.
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