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This chapter describes how to successfully kick off an offshore project and fully leverage the maximum potential of the offshore concept. It furthermore covers some of the main challenges in offshore projects and how to adjust project management to handle these challenges. Finally, the chapter offers some practical advice as well as some examples of what can happen if project management fails to handle these challenges in time. Please note that the chapter does not focus on a package software implementation alone, although examples of ERP development projects are used throughout. Instead, the content of this chapter can be applied to all types of distributed projects.
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Samuelsen, O. (2008). How to Start a Rightshore® Project. In: Messner, W., Hendel, A., Thun, F. (eds) Rightshore!. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77288-0_9
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