Successful IT outsourcing is usually for the benefit of both parties: theoutsourcing client and the service provider … will cause a lower degreeof outsourcing, the model shows that bargaining power has no effect on thedecision. Instead, the … client will choose the outsourcing degree at the maximumprice spread between the service provider’s cost and the development …

By optimizing its outsourcing strategy, a company faces the opportunity to lower the overall costsof its IT project … project is reasonable to outsource. In thispaper, we elaborate a model to identify a project’s optimal degree of outsourcing … examine optimal outsourcing degrees in an IT portfolio context. To date, it is commonpractice to decide on the implementation …