A recent phone survey of 1,400 CIOs conducted by staffing firm Robert Half Technology found that only 5% of CIOs said their companies have offshored technology jobs, while 94% said they companies have not. One percent wasn't sure.
Companies that are currently offshoring also tend to be the ones that plan to increase their offshore outsourcing in the near future. Forty-three percent of those companies that do offshore said they plan to ramp that activity up over the next two years. However, 13% of those companies plan to decrease their level of offshore outsourcing.
Why do companies quit offshoring? CIOs at firms that had offshore outsourced in the past -- but discontinued the practice -- said the biggest challenges were in managing the arrangement. Fifty-nine percent said offshore engagement required too much oversight or management.
Unrealized cost savings was the second top disappointment, with 30% of CIOs at companies that discontinued off-shoring citing that reason.
Twenty-three percent weren't happy with the quality of work, and 11% said off-shoring lowered the morale of U.S.-based workers. Six percent cited security concerns.
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