Discussion Post
• You are leading a project in which you may need to outsource a key portion of the project. You are not sure which outsourcing options make sense for your firm. How do outsourcing, nearshoring and offshoring differ from re-shoring? What characteristics determine if a firm chooses to offshore and/or nearshore, and why?
• You are in the planning stage for an implementation of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution for your firm. You are starting to do some research on projected costs. What types of cost information are available on the Internet? What types of price information are available on the Internet? Is this information reliable?
• Suppose you are a PM for the project involving the implementation of a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system from Oracle. What are some of the key elements that you would wish to include in the contract with the consulting company implementing this system?
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