This thesis addresses the commercial depiction of IT outsourcing for small and medium sized enterprises. These are those businesses which are understood, as defined by the Austrian Chamber of Commerce, as small and medium sized enterprises.
It is argued in how far IT outsourcing has an economic impact on a company.
The economy of an IT Outsourcing Project is discussed based on its potential costs and benefits for a company. Furthermore it presents means and methods for a successful project-implementation and controlling during the projects running period.
This includes the presentation of the financial aspects, the definition and compliance of service level agreements and preparation for an orderly change management.
It also discusses the development of a performance measurement system to meter the achievements of objectives during the running project.
In order to review the market conformity of the IT service provider, the possibility of benchmarking is presented.