Read Case Study IV-3, “IT Infrastructure Outsourcing at Schaeffer (A): The Outsourcing Decision,” in Managing Information Technology.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word (3- to 4-page) paper that provides a recommendation for how Schaeffer’s corporate management should proceed on the task force results. Include the following:

• Identify the business issues leading Schaeffer to consider outsourcing.
• Identify the specific risks and benefits to the proposed outsourcing proposal.
• Identify the roles and resources associated with an outsourcing proposal.
• Include supporting rationale for the recommendation.
• Include any operational metrics involved in Schaeffer’s decision.

Provide research and references to support your recommendations.