A terceirização de Tecnologia da Informação (TI) no âmbito das instituições governamentais tem sido um desafio para os gestores, estudos indicam um baixo percentual de sucesso em relação aos objetivos planejados. As organizações fazem uso da TI para otimizar processos, diminuir custos, gerar informações e obter vantagem competitiva. Este trabalho apresenta uma pesquisa exploratória sobre o tema da terceirização de tecnologia da informação, tendo como objetivo identificar os fatores críticos de sucesso (FCS) para que a atividade de terceirização do desenvolvimento de Sistemas de Informação possa ser implementada com sucesso no setor público brasileiro. Identificar os FCS permite direcionar os recursos, que são limitados, onde eles realmente fazem a diferença para se obter os resultados planejados. Foi extraído da literatura, por meio de uma revisão sistemática, os fatores de sucesso relevantes para a atividade. A revisão sistemática foi feita nas bibliotecas digitais on-line: ACM Digital Library Association of Computing Machinery e IEEE xplore Digital Library, em publicações a partir de 2007 (10 anos). A revisão sistemática foi complementada por uma revisão Adhoc, que buscou artigos e publicações científicas de fontes secundárias, trabalhos correlatos cujos objetivos se relacionam ao tema de pesquisa, às teorias, normas e modelos relacionados à terceirização da tecnologia da informação. Os estudos foram agrupados com base em análise de conteúdo constituindo um modelo de referência para a pesquisa baseado em duas dimensões: contexto e foco do relacionamento. O método de pesquisa adotado foi a técnica Delphi para identificar os FCS para o contexto desta pesquisa. Os participantes foram escolhidos a partir de uma instituição pública da área de TI com atuação no município de São Paulo. Um total de 35 especialistas, agrupados em três grupos com diferentes visões sobre o problema, concluíram o painel Delphi. Os FCS identificados na pesquisa são: competência dos fornecedores, comunicação, capacidade técnica dos fornecedores, contratos, comprometimento, conformidade, qualidade das entregas, seleção dos fornecedores, fatores ambientais, confiança, equipe de TI adequadamente dimensionada e controle dos requisitos. Verificou-se que os componentes Contrato e Comportamentos do modelo de referência de pesquisa se destacaram em relação aos demais componentes. A pesquisa também apresentou os FCS em ordem de importância, o que permitiu analisar a relevância de cada FCS sob a perspectiva das atividades exercidas e comparar as diferentes percepções dos especialistas sobre o objeto de estudo / Outsourcing Information Technology (IT) within government institutions has been a challenge for managers, studies indicate a low percentage of success over planned objectives. Organizations make use of IT to streamline processes, lower costs, generate information, and gain competitive advantage. This study presents an exploratory research on the topic of outsourcing information technology, aiming to identify the critical success factors (FCS) so that the outsourcing activity of Information Systems development can be successfully implemented in the Brazilian public sector. Identifying the FCS allows you to direct the resources, which are limited, where they really make the difference to get the results you plan. We extracted from the literature, through a systematic review, the factors of success relevant to the activity. The systematic review was done at the online digital libraries: ACM Digital Library - Association of Computing Machinery and IEEE xplore Digital Library, in publications from 2007 (10 years). The systematic review was complemented by an Adhoc review, searching articles and scientific publications from secondary sources, related works whose objectives are related to the research topic, to theories, norms and models related to the outsourcing of information technology. The studies were grouped based on content analysis constituting a reference model for research based on two dimensions: context and focus of the relationship. The research method adopted was the Delphi technique to identify the FCS for the context of this research. The participants were chosen from a public institution of the area of IT with action in the city of São Paulo. A total of 35 experts, grouped into three groups with different views on the problem, concluded the Delphi panel. The FCS identified in the survey are supplier competence, communication, technical capacity of suppliers, contracts, commitment, compliance, quality of deliveries, selection of suppliers, environmental factors, confidence, adequately sized IT staff and requirements control. It was verified that the Contract and Behavior components of the research reference model stood out in relation to the other components. The study also presented the FSC in order of importance, which allowed to analyze the relevance of each FSC under the perspective of the activities performed and to compare the different perceptions of the specialists on the object of study

<p>The Chief information officer (CIO) position has been seen as very important to every organization; this includes organizations that have either outsourced   or Insourced their IT function. Various studies have shown that this role emerged as a critical executive position in most organization which helps to shape organizations strategy. CIO has a major responsibility of aligning IT with business strategy that leads to an organization achieving a higher competitive advantage. This  work describeD the various roles of the CIO in organizations with a special focus on IT-business strategy alignment.</p><p>Based on our investigations from previous research, case studies and current interviews with CIOs, we were able to see that the CIO roles are shifting from operational to more strategic one. The CIO is seen to be the bridge between IT strategy and business strategy. As a result of this, they have close collaboration with the CEOs in order to be successful in aligning IT strategy to the business objectives. In view of this, the CIO plays the role of both the chief architect who designs future possibilities for business and the technology provocateur (Intelligent officer) that aligns IT with business.</p>

The Chief information officer (CIO) position has been seen as very important to every organization; this includes organizations that have either outsourced   or Insourced their IT function. Various studies have shown that this role emerged as a critical executive position in most organization which helps to shape organizations strategy. CIO has a major responsibility of aligning IT with business strategy that leads to an organization achieving a higher competitive advantage. This  work describeD the various roles of the CIO in organizations with a special focus on IT-business strategy alignment. Based on our investigations from previous research, case studies and current interviews with CIOs, we were able to see that the CIO roles are shifting from operational to more strategic one. The CIO is seen to be the bridge between IT strategy and business strategy. As a result of this, they have close collaboration with the CEOs in order to be successful in aligning IT strategy to the business objectives. In view of this, the CIO plays the role of both the chief architect who designs future possibilities for business and the technology provocateur (Intelligent officer) that aligns IT with business.

This thesis deals with the problems of using outsourcing in software development for financial institutions. The thesis is divided into two parts -- theoretical issues and practical issues. The theoretical section is comprised of the first three chapters with the first describing the process of software development -- the life cycle of software, the prominent disciplines and roles involved in software development, the methods of software development and IT Governance. The second chapter defines the specifics which influence the method which is used in software development for financial institutions. The last chapter of the theoretical section deals with the concept of outsourcing - here is the definition of the term, its history, the reasons the financial sector uses outsourcing for software development and the risks thereby incurred. In addition to this, the advantages and limitations of individual models of outsourcing are also described namely regarding geography and the service o be provided. The practical section is comprised of the survey the aim of which was to acquire an insight into the issues of using outsourcing both from the point of view of the domestic financial sector as the client and from the point of view of the IT service provider. The surveys are included with this thesis.

Thesis Price models and SLA for shared services of data centers has as objective to establish best practice, so-called "best practices" of SLA and price models for data center services. Work is divided into two parts, theoretical and practical part. The theoretical section is wants to familiarize the reader with the basic concepts such as outsourcing, reasons and risks of use. I describe the base models for providing IT services as well as pricing models for services as described in the literature. I will focus on data centers and TIER standard categorization, too. The practical part is based on an analysis of information that I got from an interview with the experts working for the biggest data center companies in the Czech Republic. Based on this information, I tried to compile the best practices for creating pricing models for data center services that are actually used in practice. Specifically, the server housing, server hosting and virtual server services. Also, for these services create an SLA that can be used by some data center company in the Czech Republic.

The goal of this diploma thesis is to design processes for existing ICT company mainly providing services. This work contains models of the designed processes and proposes convenient information system. All the designed processes are evaluated against ISO/IEC 27000 and ISO/IEC 20000 standards.

Cross-border information technology (IT) outsourcing continues to rise due to the demand for business process outsourcing. Issues such as miscommunication and management problems have emerged because of cross-cultural disparities between clients and vendors across national borders. The theoretical framework of this study was based on the organizational culture model studies of Meek, Spradley, Smith, and Draft for examining and understanding complex organizational practices. The purpose of this mixed-methods explanatory sequential case study was to qualitatively identify and quantitatively determine the management approaches that are effective in managing cross-cultural differences and the constitution of the elements of global adjustment, motivation, mindset, and communication patterns involving outsourcing business leaders in the United States. Ten IT leaders participated in-depth face-to-face interviews, while 120 IT outsourced service providers from the United Kingdom, Canada, Singapore, and India completed the survey. Pearson's correlation analysis was performed on quantitative survey data. Qualitative data from interviews were organized, coded, and the results generated 6 themes. The themes included no management issues in the current processes, a lack of formal management approaches to resolve cross-cultural issues, an intent to provide a strong management partnership platform, and a positive relationship between approaches. Quantitative results showed that formal management approaches positively correlated with global adjustment, motivation, mindset, and communication pattern. Results could be socially significant to IT business leaders, as these results will equip them with knowledge of effective practices and management approaches to address cultural diversity issues, programs, and policies in the industry.