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You are an executive for a global retail corporation and about to embark on a transformation outsourcing contract with a global IT firm. The firm will become responsible for the entire IT staff and will replace 50% of your major systems with more modern a

Abstract
The process of change is becoming an ever-increasing reality within organisations throughout the world. ‘Today there is more change to contend with than ever before. The volume, momentum and complexity of change is accelerating at an ever increasing rate. (Conner. 2002 p38). Transformation outsourcing involves a form of change on a immense scale throughout an entire organisation replacing old systems with almost entirely new systems. This kind of change brings potentially great benefits to all organisations involved but it also carries great risks.
The first section of this report endeavours to identify the risks associated with such a large scale change in general terms, but also with respect to the specifics considered in the title of this report.
The second section concerns itself with the means of mitigating those risks and making preparations to help avoid them. It also considers both the general aspects of change and those specific to the title of this report.
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Posted by: Jessica Linton

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