People tend to forget that when the business you work doesn't make money itself (directly) out of software that outsourcing is now standard practice. From a up

People tend to forget that when the business you work doesn't make money itself (directly) out of software that outsourcing is now standard practice. From a upper management perspective I get the impression that whether a software project is going to succeed or fail is risk of any project - and whether it is outsourced is a minor concern - or only a concern for the software development organisation involved in the decision. I've seen outsourcing work best when the outfit involved brought some kind of ready made solution with them and it was a matter of adding functionality or adapting it for a specific purpose. In addition I have seen acquisitions involving overseas development sites work well too.