Abstract
In this article, the authors compare offshore outsourcing and the internal offshoring of software development. Empirical evidence is presented from a case study conducted in five companies. Based on a detailed literature review, a framework was developed that guided the authors' analysis of the differences in the challenges faced by companies and the patterns of evolution in the practice of software development in each business model.
6. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This study was developed by the MuNDDoS Research Group on Distributed Software Development, partially supported by the PDTI program, and financed by Dell Computers of Brazil Ltd. (Law 8.248/91). We also thank the companies and all the participants.