This special book contains articles previously published in MIS Quarterly Executive on the topic of IT outsourcing. The articles range from classics to current. Foreword by Leslie Willcocks, Ilan Oshri, & Joseph Rottman. Articles included in this book: "Twenty Practices for Offshore Sourcing (Rottman & Lacity, 2004) "The Maturing Chinese Offshore IT Services Industry: It Takes 10 Years to Sharpen a Sword" (Carmel, Gao, & Zhang, 2008) "Relational Alignment in Offshore IS Outsourcing" (Ghosh & Scott, 2009) "Managing the Vendor Set: Achieving Best Pricing and Quality Service in IT Outsourcing" (Poston, Kettinger, & Simon, 2009) "Overcoming Knowledge-Transfer Barriers in Infrastructure Management Outsourcing: Lessons from a Case Study" (Hawk, Zheng, & Zmud, 2009) "Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility and Global IT Outsourcing" (Babin & Nicholson, 2009) "Reducing Client Risks from Offshore IT Vendors' HR Challenges" (Mehta & Mehta, 2009) "Life After IT Outsourcing: Lessons Learned from Resizing the IT Workforce" (Ranganathan & Outlay, 2009) "Switching IT Outsourcing Suppliers: Enhancing Transition Readiness" (Sia, Kiat, & Pelly, 2010) "The Crucial Role of Middle Management in Outsourcing" (Willcocks & Griffiths, 2010) "Achieving Step-Change in Outsourcing Maturity: Toward Collaborative Innovation" (Whitley & Willcocks, 2011) "Choosing an Evolutionary Path for Offshore Captive Centers" (Oshri, 2013).