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How many CUK Contractors does it take to change a light bulb?
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This job must be outsourced for budget reasons.I've seen much of the rest of the world. It is brutal and cruel and dark, Rome is the light.Comment
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Accenture have just quoted $6,500,000 for an initial consultation. The estimate is around two years to scope the project.Vieze Oude Man
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The new illumination paradigm.
**** all. Delivered.Guy Fawkes - "The last man to enter Parliament with honourable intentions."Comment
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And I bet there's no mention of lightbulbs on their key deliverables...Originally posted by mcquiggdAccenture have just quoted $6,500,000 for an initial consultation. The estimate is around two years to scope the project.His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...Comment
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Lightbulbs are considered to be outside the initial project envelope. 'Change' was what accenture were offering.Vieze Oude Man
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Accenture: "I'll replace your light bulb with an oil lamp and some snake oil for £25k consultancy plus £150k implementation".Serving religion with the contempt it deserves...Comment
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