101 Project Management Problems and How to Solve Them

19. Can the project management function be outsourced?

Depends on:

The relationship of the project to other work

Whether the project relates to an organizational core competence

Avoiding Outsourced Project Management

This problem may be the easiest in the entire book; the answer to this question is almost always “no.” Effective project management is so thoroughly woven into the fabric of an organization that outsourcing should be considered only as a last resort. Organizations implement their strategies through projects, so it’s good practice to ...