Don't Outsource Program Management

A Computerworld article in which Bart Perkins stresses that organizations should not abdicate responsibility for program management..."As IT builds less and buys more, effective program management becomes increasingly critical to the success of your programs and ultimately to the success of your company. If you allow your outsourcer to also serve as your program manager, you lose your leverage and allow accountability for the program to drift outside your company. Augment your resources; don't abdicate your responsibility."