Risk Analysis And Control Strategy Study On E-Government IT Outsourcing

With the fast development of IT (information technology) and the further refinement of social division, the Outsourcing model is becoming more and more popular among all industries and is put into use widely. The adaptation of Outsourcing is the general domestic and international trends in the construction of E-Government. Along with the development of IT in our country, the E-Government IT Outsourcing market is gradually formed and perfected, and the IT Outsourcing model is playing an increasingly important role for a better construction and higher service level of China's E-Government.However, while we are full-understanding and deep-enjoying the pleasantly surprise that the Outsourcing brings us, we should be aware of the complexities of E-Government construction. Since the E-Government IT Outsourcing model brings in external stakeholders, the derivative risk and uncertainty risk are greatly increased, thus intensify the complexity and high risk on the construction of E-Government Outsourcing project.Based on the perspective of E-Government, this paper studies the risk identification and control problems in the process of IT Outsourcing. Combined with the development of risk control theories of today and the utilization of Outsourcing in the government management, the study analyzes the sources of risk, the main factors, importance of control and influence in different periods of the IT Outsourcing and concludes the focal points of risk-control for E-Government IT Outsourcing, which serves as a exploratory study for the establishment of a integrated and feasible system of theories on the risk management of China's E-Government. Beneath the guidance of this system, this paper proposes some suggestions on the risk management of China's E-Government IT Outsourcing and achieve the aim of promote performance of the government all-around and the elevate level of E-Government Outsourcing.Firstly, through consolation of resources, interviews and other methods, and combined with the characters E-Government, based on the lifecycle theory of the project's construction, this paper divides the construction of the E-Government IT Outsourcing into three stages (which includes Outsourcing Preparation Stage, Implementation Stage and Accomplishment and Operation Stage). The paper identifies as well as analyzes the main factors of risk of E-Government IT Outsourcing. It classifies the internal and external risk of government according to the different resources of risk in the E-Government IT Outsourcing. Based on the main risk factors in different stages, this study makes up the Questionnaires on the Risk of E-Government IT Outsourcing. After the investigation and analysis of the collected data, this study reveals the importance of the main risk factors'influence and the focal points of risk control, and provides pointed suggestions of the countermeasures.The study shows that although the introduction of E-Government Outsourcing model saves cost and increases efficiency, it also adds risk factors. The construction of E-Government IT Outsourcing has characters that different from the enterprise IT Outsourcing, and the government should play a guide role in the construction of Outsourcing. It also has to establish control measures for different stages according to its own characters, with special attention to the identification of risks and control on the Outsourcing preparation.