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Benefits of Outsourcing Services
Hellena Johnson
HCS/370
Shirley Seward
2/13/2017

Benefits of Outsourcing Services
Outsourcing is having certain job functions done by an outside company. Outsourcing is
becoming a major trend. It has become a familiar method when doing business. Outsourcing services
can be defined as “the strategic use of outside resources to perform activities traditionally handled by
internal staff and resources” (Pine, 2017).
Outsourcing
There are many reasons companies decide to use outsourcing. Some of these reasons include:
 Reduced costs
 Improving company focus
 Freeing internal resources for other purposes
 Risk-sharing
 Improving quality
 Improving company focus
 Increasing efficiency
 Reduce hiring and training cost
When a company decides to outsource, they are trusting the process of their business functions to
external vendors. Outsourcing is something that is not taken lightly with organizations. It is something
that weighs heavily on their minds. Making the decision to outsource or not is difficult. There are a lot of
things that need to be taken into consideration. Businesses need to think about cost-efficiency,
innovation, reputation, calculated risks, communication and collaboration, and more.