Outsourcing. Again.

Outsourcing decision making seems to carry incredible risk.  Pulling the trigger on a decision with such sweeping implications must be tough to do.  I think it is obvious that no one business group should solely make this decision.  But who has the ultimate say in whether or not to go forward with outsourcing?  I think it depends on the type of business and the functions being outsourced.  IT outsourcing should ultimately decided by IT management, with the input of the rest of management, while other functions to outsource are finally decided by their managers.  This may not work in every situation, depending on the company structure, but the decision to outsource should ultimately fall on the people who know that area of the business best.