Whether outsourcing is seen as boon or bane depends primarily on preparation and execution of the relevant project. When you are not acting in crisis situations or going after quick wins but looking carefully for sustainable solutions you will not find out after time that outsourcing in the end is more expensive than your status quo of today. Actually the new transparency, the clear structure and a sound documenation that goes ideallyalong with outsourcing can be an added value. In other words: Correctly executed, outsourcing can be a boon.