Abstract
Offshore software outsourcing attracts much attention because of cost benefits. In Japan mostly IT service venders on behalf of their clients take advantage of the outsourcing for cost reduction in the downstream processes of the software development. But recently some of the clients which empowered the CIOs are going to move to direct outsourcing. Those CIOs are aiming at enhancing and globalizing the IT department capabilities. This study explains the background of the idea and introduces two small case studies in which the IT departments took initiative in IT management and have developed the comprehensive partnership with an offshore vender for their globalization.
