The new book IT, Software and Services: Outsourcing and Offshoring by Robin Sood provides valuable insights to the world of outsourcing and offshoring for the software industry.

IT, Software and Services: Outsourcing and Offshoring is essential reading for the shrewd business leaders of the 21st century. If you are contemplating outsourcing, already involved in it, or merely want to remain competitive in todays fast-moving and ever-changing marketplace, you cannot afford not to read this book.

Sood describes outsourcing as a "double-edged sword" that is not a universal solution for all.

The book has been getting great reviews and here are some comments from reviewers -

BookWire Review - Sept 2005
"Even in its subtitle, Robin Sood's "IT, Software and Services: Outsourcing and Offshoring" promises a "strategic plan with a practical viewpoint," and that is exactly what it delivers..."

Midwest Book Review - June 2005
"IT Software And Services: Outsourcing And Offshoring offers a complete, definitive, strategic plan for anyone wanting to provide or benefit from the outsourcing and/or offshoring of computer services for corporations... "

Here are some excerpts the book -

Page 23 "If there is no strategic advantage in outsourcing, then you should not be doing it. "

Page 40 "Virtually every activity in your business can be outsourced in one form or another. But does that make sense?"

Page 90 "Is the choice of your project suitable for outsourcing? Do the overall architecture and design of your systems make it possible to outsource either part of or the entire system?"