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Factors Affecting the Project Performance of Software Development Outsourcing

소프트웨어 개발 아웃소싱 프로젝트 성과에 영향을 미치는 요인

  • Cho, Dong-Hwan (Department of Venture & Business, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology (GnTech))
  • 조동환 (경남과학기술대학교 벤처경영학과)
  • Received : 2011.09.14
  • Accepted : 2012.03.08
  • Published : 2012.03.31
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Abstract

SDO(Software Development Outsourcing) projects have been consistently increasing and expanding but also have many failures. In order to improve SDO performance, the factors affecting SDO performance are investigated in this study. SDO has relational risk as well as performance risk in nature, and the factors affecting the SDO performance caused by these mixed risks are drawn from the prior studies. With field survey targeted client IS personnel who experienced SDO, 214 survey questionnaires are collected and analyzed. Research results show that vendor power, client requirements certainty, goal clarity and goal alignment affect the SDO performance. However, vendor knowledge and client knowledge do not have much effect on SDO performance. The results of this study can be effectively utilized to decrease the failures of SDO and increase the possibility of success.

본 연구에서는 지속적인 증가 및 확대 추세에 있으나 여전히 많은 실패를 겪고 있는 SDO(Software Development Outsourcing) 프로젝트의 성과 향상을 위해 SDO 성과에 영향을 미치는 요인을 탐색하고자 하였다. SDO는 본질적으로 관계측면의 위험과 성과측면의 위험이 복합적으로 혼재되어 나타나는 바, 복합적인 위험요인으로 인해 SDO 성과에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 요인을 선행연구를 통해 도출하였다. 연구가설의 검증을 위해 SDO 경험이 있는 고객사의 정보시스템 인력을 대상으로 현장 설문조사를 실시하여 214개의 설문을 수집, 분석에 이용하였다. 분석 결과, SDO의 성과에는 벤더의 힘과 고객사 요구사항의 불변성, 목표의 명확성 그리고 목표의 일치 정도가 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 반면 벤더의 지식과 고객사 지식은 모두 프로젝트 성과에 유의한 영향이 없는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 결과는 SDO의 실패를 낮추고 성공 가능성을 높이는 데 효과적으로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

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