Offshore outsourcing risks include strategic risks like loss of control and knowledge, security and data risks from differing laws and regulations, cultural incompatibility influencing results, and financial risks from cost and currency fluctuations. These risks can be mitigated through extensive reviews of countries and vendors, guidelines and controls on data access, contracts to hold vendors liable, management oversight and training to address cultural issues, and financial tools to manage costs.
Offshore outsourcing risks include strategic risks like loss of control and knowledge, security and data risks from differing laws and regulations, cultural incompatibility influencing results, and financial risks from cost and currency fluctuations. These risks can be mitigated through extensive reviews of countries and vendors, guidelines and controls on data access, contracts to hold vendors liable, management oversight and training to address cultural issues, and financial tools to manage costs.
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Offshore outsourcing risks include strategic risks like loss of control and knowledge, security and data risks from differing laws and regulations, cultural incompatibility influencing results, and financial risks from cost and currency fluctuations. These risks can be mitigated through extensive reviews of countries and vendors, guidelines and controls on data access, contracts to hold vendors liable, management oversight and training to address cultural issues, and financial tools to manage costs.
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Strategic Risks • Offshoring in areas which are not core • Loss of control over future business decisions. competence. • Loss of knowledge and intellectual property. • Extensive country and vendor reviews • Business continuity risk including Geo-Political conducted. and Vendor related risks Security, Data Confidentiality & Compliance Risks • Guidelines and Controls • Other initiatives as part of Sourcing enablement. • Working with Legal Team to contractually hold vendor liable for the misuse and disclosure of data. Cultural Incompatibility influencing Results and • Effective management oversight, clear Benefits communication lines, robust training plans and strong governance structure. Legal Risks • Effective contracts based on best practices • Laws and regulations differ across the world and and past experience. may not provide sufficient remedies. Financial Risks: • Appropriate financial tools to manage risk. • Cost and Currency fluctuations