Risk-Driven Conceptual Modeling of Outsourcing Decisions

Pascal van Eck; Roelf J. Wieringa; Jaap Gordijn

doi:10.1007/978-3-540-30464-7_53

Risk-Driven Conceptual Modeling of Outsourcing Decisions

Pascal van Eck, Roelf J. Wieringa, Jaap Gordijn

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Abstract

In the current networked world, outsourcing of information technology or even of entire business processes is often a prominent design alternative. In the general case, outsourcing is the distribution of economically viable activities over a collection of networked organizations. To evaluate outsourcing decision alternatives, we need to make a conceptual model of each of them. However, in an outsourcing situation, many actors are involved that are reluctant to spend too many resources on exploring alternatives that are not known to be cost-effective. Moreover, the particular risks involved in a specific outsourcing decision have to be identified as early as possible to focus the decision-making process. In this paper, we present a risk-driven approach to conceptual modeling of outsourcing decision alternatives, in which we model just enough of each alternative to be able to make the decision. We illustrate our approach with an example.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Conceptual modeling - ER 2004
Subtitle of host publication	23rd International Conference on Conceptual Modeling, Shanghai, China, November 8-12, 2004
Editors	P. Atzeni, W. Chu, H. Lu, S. Zhou, T.W. Ling
Place of Publication	Berlin/Heidelberg, Germany
Publisher	Springer
Pages	709-723
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Print)	9783540237235
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-30464-7_53
Publication status	Published - Nov 2004
Event	23rd International Conference on Conceptual Modeling, ER 2004 - Shanghai, China Duration: 8 Nov 2004 → 12 Nov 2004 Conference number: 23

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Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher	Springer
Volume	3288
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	23rd International Conference on Conceptual Modeling, ER 2004
Abbreviated title	ER
Country/Territory	China
City	Shanghai
Period	8/11/04 → 12/11/04

Keywords

EWI-10477
IR-61794
METIS-221424
SCS-Services

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van Eck, P., Wieringa, R. J., & Gordijn, J. (2004). Risk-Driven Conceptual Modeling of Outsourcing Decisions. In P. Atzeni, W. Chu, H. Lu, S. Zhou, & T. W. Ling (Eds.), Conceptual modeling - ER 2004: 23rd International Conference on Conceptual Modeling, Shanghai, China, November 8-12, 2004 (pp. 709-723). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 3288). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-30464-7_53

van Eck, Pascal ; Wieringa, Roelf J. ; Gordijn, Jaap. / Risk-Driven Conceptual Modeling of Outsourcing Decisions. Conceptual modeling - ER 2004: 23rd International Conference on Conceptual Modeling, Shanghai, China, November 8-12, 2004. editor / P. Atzeni ; W. Chu ; H. Lu ; S. Zhou ; T.W. Ling. Berlin/Heidelberg, Germany : Springer, 2004. pp. 709-723 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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van Eck, P, Wieringa, RJ & Gordijn, J 2004, Risk-Driven Conceptual Modeling of Outsourcing Decisions. in P Atzeni, W Chu, H Lu, S Zhou & TW Ling (eds), Conceptual modeling - ER 2004: 23rd International Conference on Conceptual Modeling, Shanghai, China, November 8-12, 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 3288, Springer, Berlin/Heidelberg, Germany, pp. 709-723, 23rd International Conference on Conceptual Modeling, ER 2004, Shanghai, China, 8/11/04. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-30464-7_53

Risk-Driven Conceptual Modeling of Outsourcing Decisions. / van Eck, Pascal; Wieringa, Roelf J.; Gordijn, Jaap.
Conceptual modeling - ER 2004: 23rd International Conference on Conceptual Modeling, Shanghai, China, November 8-12, 2004. ed. / P. Atzeni; W. Chu; H. Lu; S. Zhou; T.W. Ling. Berlin/Heidelberg, Germany: Springer, 2004. p. 709-723 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 3288).

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van Eck P, Wieringa RJ, Gordijn J. Risk-Driven Conceptual Modeling of Outsourcing Decisions. In Atzeni P, Chu W, Lu H, Zhou S, Ling TW, editors, Conceptual modeling - ER 2004: 23rd International Conference on Conceptual Modeling, Shanghai, China, November 8-12, 2004. Berlin/Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. 2004. p. 709-723. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-30464-7_53

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