5. Team Activity Should companies outsource IT? Some executives believe that IT is too important to outsource and that application service providers (ASPs) don’t have a future. Yet spending for ASP subscriptions, MSPs, and other forms of IT outsourcing continues to grow.

What’s your position? Divide the class into groups designated “for” or “against” outsourcing and/or ASPs. Have them research the current status of ASPs using publications like CIO and Computerworld and Web sites like ASPnews.com, http://www.aspnews.com. (Interpersonal, Information)+