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Company software applications and documents were examined and employees were observed in action. The analysis compares characteristics of the client\u2010vendor relationship of the case company with findings from relevant outsourcing literature.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p>This case study identified, among others, the following practices that were critical to the case company in their outsourcing endeavors: attending networking events for SMEs, obtaining formal contract for ownership of intellectual property, utilizing local vendor contact point for communication with offshore contact point, and utilizing vendor's skill\u2010set for specialized resources.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Practical implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>This case study relates practice with theory, providing a reference for both academia and practitioners.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title><jats:p>The decision making and practices described in this paper provide insights that may be useful to organizations considering IT software implementations. 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