Questionnaire-based risk assessment scheme for Japanese offshore software outsourcing

Hiroshi Tsuji; Akito Sakurai; Ke N.Ichi Yoshida; Amrit Tiwana; Ashley Bush

doi:10.1007/978-3-540-75542-5_10

Questionnaire-based risk assessment scheme for Japanese offshore software outsourcing

Hiroshi Tsuji, Akito Sakurai, Ke N.Ichi Yoshida, Amrit Tiwana, Ashley Bush

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Abstract

As the volumes of software development increase and the cost reduction is required, most Japanese IT companies are interested in offshore software outsourcing. Although a lot of engineers have experienced the success and failure on their projects, their know-how still remains as tacit knowledge. This paper proposes a risk assessment scheme for new projects by externalizing such tacit knowledge. Such a scheme requires collaboration between industry and academia because the tacit knowledge is scattered over many companies and cannot be formalized by a single company or academic institute. Defining fourteen attributes related to software development and designing questionnaire about project evaluation, this paper clarifies how to quantify the risk of offshore software outsourcing. Risk assessment tool based on the proposed scheme will promote a knowledge spiral for project management.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Software Engineering Approaches for Offshore and Outsourced Development - First International Conference, SEAFOOD 2007, Revised Papers
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	114-127
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Print)	9783540755418
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-75542-5_10
Publication status	Published - 2007
Externally published	Yes
Event	1st International Conference on Software Engineering Approaches for Offshore and Outsourced Development, SEAFOOD 2007 - Zurich, Switzerland Duration: 2007 Feb 5 → 2007 Feb 6

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	4716 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Other

Other	1st International Conference on Software Engineering Approaches for Offshore and Outsourced Development, SEAFOOD 2007
Country/Territory	Switzerland
City	Zurich
Period	07/2/5 → 07/2/6

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Theoretical Computer Science
Computer Science(all)

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Tsuji, H., Sakurai, A., Yoshida, K. N. I., Tiwana, A., & Bush, A. (2007). Questionnaire-based risk assessment scheme for Japanese offshore software outsourcing. In Software Engineering Approaches for Offshore and Outsourced Development - First International Conference, SEAFOOD 2007, Revised Papers (pp. 114-127). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 4716 LNCS). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-75542-5_10

Questionnaire-based risk assessment scheme for Japanese offshore software outsourcing. / Tsuji, Hiroshi; Sakurai, Akito; Yoshida, Ke N.Ichi et al.
Software Engineering Approaches for Offshore and Outsourced Development - First International Conference, SEAFOOD 2007, Revised Papers. Springer Verlag, 2007. p. 114-127 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 4716 LNCS).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Tsuji, H, Sakurai, A, Yoshida, KNI, Tiwana, A & Bush, A 2007, Questionnaire-based risk assessment scheme for Japanese offshore software outsourcing. in Software Engineering Approaches for Offshore and Outsourced Development - First International Conference, SEAFOOD 2007, Revised Papers. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 4716 LNCS, Springer Verlag, pp. 114-127, 1st International Conference on Software Engineering Approaches for Offshore and Outsourced Development, SEAFOOD 2007, Zurich, Switzerland, 07/2/5. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-75542-5_10

Tsuji H, Sakurai A, Yoshida KNI, Tiwana A, Bush A. Questionnaire-based risk assessment scheme for Japanese offshore software outsourcing. In Software Engineering Approaches for Offshore and Outsourced Development - First International Conference, SEAFOOD 2007, Revised Papers. Springer Verlag. 2007. p. 114-127. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-75542-5_10

Tsuji, Hiroshi ; Sakurai, Akito ; Yoshida, Ke N.Ichi et al. / Questionnaire-based risk assessment scheme for Japanese offshore software outsourcing. Software Engineering Approaches for Offshore and Outsourced Development - First International Conference, SEAFOOD 2007, Revised Papers. Springer Verlag, 2007. pp. 114-127 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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