1. Using the frameworks in the readings provide an analysis of whether the decisions to outsource data centers and the helpdesk were the right ones for J-TRADING. What other factors should have been c

 Assignment: J-TRADING: Full Circle Outsourcing Case Study

Assignment Questions

1. Using the frameworks in the readings provide an analysis of whether the decisions to outsource data centers and the helpdesk were the right ones for J-TRADING. What other factors should have been considered? Is outsourcing IT different from outsourcing other functions?

2. Did the financial data provided support outsourcing of data centers and the helpdesk?

3. Do you think that offshoring would have been a better approach to either outsourcing decision?

Assignment Guidelines

• Max of two pages, single-spaced (not smaller than 11-point font), plus not more than two pages of charts, tables, or figures.

• Citations can be listed on a separate page and NOT included in the page count.

Assignment Grading Criteria

• This assignment will be assessed by a rubric. You can view the assignment rubric criteria by visiting the assignment's Dropbox in the Module 3 Lesson 4 link under the "Module" link on the Course menu.

Assignment Submission

• You should complete the case assignment by the due date provided on the course schedule.

• You should begin the filename of the assignment document with your last name and upload the file to the M2L4 Dropbox: J-TRADING: Full Circle Outsourcing Case Study.  The M2L4 Dropbox: J-TRADING: Full Circle Outsourcing Case Study Dropbox is provided by clicking the "Module" link on the Course menu.