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What Does Backsourcing Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Backsourcing is the arduous process of termination or expiration of an IT outsourcing contract that initiates the process of re-establishing IT operations in-house. This process has direct costs of operational disruption and penalty fees associated with indirect costs of damaging an organization’s reputation and relationships with customers, employees, investors and corporate partners. <\/p>\n

This term is also known as, or mis-spelled as, back-sourcing or back sourcing.<\/p>\n

Techopedia Explains Backsourcing<\/span><\/h2>\n
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The risks associated with backsourcing have caused some outsourcing organizations to have their customers sign pre-nuptial backsourcing agreements clearly describing the terms and conditions under which a contract may be terminated and the control of IT functions may be brought back in-house.<\/p>\n

For establishing effective backsourcing process, it is essential to make sure that organizations continue to perform operations even though their outsourcing arrangements get failed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A step-by-step guide to backsourcing entitled \u201cBacksourcing: Why? When? And How To Do It,\u201d by Jeff Kaplan, concludes by saying, \u201cOutsource with backsourcing in mind.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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