Comment We could use a 25% cut.... (Score 1) 982
In my experience, there is room for a cut of that size in IT. There are plenty of unqualified people, management needs to prune 'em. Take this real world example:
- Consultant shows up at client site to develop software, and requests a development workstation and software.
- IT staff provides an off the shelf box with Office.
- Consultant re-requests the development software package. IT staff takes it under consideration. Consultant twiddles thumbs.
- IT staff provides development software.
- Consultant realizes he does not have admin access to his workstation, and can't install software, and requests admin access.
- Consultant is informed that he is not allowed to have admin access to his own developer workstation.
- etc....
A simple example, but it goes on every day at all levels of large corporations. Lots of companies invest in large IT staffs that in actuality provide little direct benefit to the corporation. They need to figure out how to trim back to the minimum, effective IT organization, and sub the rest out.
That said, I think that domestic firms are going to provide equal or greater value than outsourcing, it's just too difficult to keep continuity with the client with overseas development.
- Consultant shows up at client site to develop software, and requests a development workstation and software.
- IT staff provides an off the shelf box with Office.
- Consultant re-requests the development software package. IT staff takes it under consideration. Consultant twiddles thumbs.
- IT staff provides development software.
- Consultant realizes he does not have admin access to his workstation, and can't install software, and requests admin access.
- Consultant is informed that he is not allowed to have admin access to his own developer workstation.
- etc....
A simple example, but it goes on every day at all levels of large corporations. Lots of companies invest in large IT staffs that in actuality provide little direct benefit to the corporation. They need to figure out how to trim back to the minimum, effective IT organization, and sub the rest out.
That said, I think that domestic firms are going to provide equal or greater value than outsourcing, it's just too difficult to keep continuity with the client with overseas development.
