Three Career Opportunities Created By Outsourcing

Bruce is the founder of ProjectManagementHacks.com, a resource for growing IT project managers.

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Outsourcing is a scar word. It conjures images of people losing their jobs. Others see it as a just one more signal that the middle class, long in decline, will never recover. That’s the conventional wisdom that you can read in any major media outlet. What if there is a different way to look at the outsourcing trend? For many corporations, outsourcing has become business as usual, a key way to reduce costs and increase flexibility. While political leaders debate regulation and controls, outsourcing presents an opportunity for project managers primed to seize it.

Outsourcing is a broad trend, so it makes sense to break it down into smaller opportunities. This analysis is informed by my observation and research. The goal is to provide an introduction to the opportunity, not to comprehensively chart every possibility:

1. The first outsourcing opportunity for project managers lies in joining specialized consulting firms including systems integrations.
2. Second, government procurement activities represent a major opportunity for construction, technology and other sectors.
3. Third, project managers have a tremendous opportunity to work in project management software organizations.

Outsourcing Opportunity 1: Systems Integrators and Service Providers
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