[Sigia-l] well defined IA activities?

[Boniface Lau]

> From: Eric Scheid
>  
> In a recent blog posting, Gene Smith writes:
> 
>     Tasks that have well-defined inputs and outputs and can be
>     completed remotely --like content inventories, card sorts,
>     indexing, metadata and thesaurus development-- are obvious
>     candidates for outsourcing.
> 

It depends not so much on a task's well-definedness as on the
capability of people doing the outsourced/offshored work. Thus,
companies also outsource/offshore the whole projects and departments.
The work involved include operation, development, and research.


Boniface