Ideas in this flowchart

• Evaluate whether companies should outsource portions of their IT departments.
• Examine the practice of outsourcing IT functions.
• Research outsourcing trends to determine its benefits and drawbacks.
• Use InformationWeek or another appropriate IT website as a research source.
• Develop a position explaining whether companies should outsource IT functions and why.
• Divide the class into groups with opposing positions.
• Group that supports IT outsourcing.
• Group that opposes IT outsourcing.
• Conduct a debate on the issue of IT outsourcing.