Is outsourcing the cause of RBS debacle?

[mos]

One small step in the right direction ... as I remember eFC was traditionally 100% pro outsourcing.

Why RBS

[minestrone]

One small step in the right direction ... as I remember eFC was traditionally 100% pro outsourcing.

Why RBS

I find it odd that RBS is claiming a big increase in IT spend in the last 3 years.

[norrahe]

I find it odd that RBS is claiming a big increase in IT spend in the last 3 years.

Probably it takes into account the amount of money spent sorting out all the c**k ups offshore, onshore!

[eek]

I find it odd that RBS is claiming a big increase in IT spend in the last 3 years.

Outsourcing only looks cheap until you notice all the things you forgot to mention in the contract and discover that its now a £1000 a day minimum charge out 1 day.

[original PM]

It is down to middle management butt kissing.

That get given a budget of x and will gain brownie point and maybe a small kick back if they can spend less money

so it means middle management no longer try and put projects live

they try and save as much money as possible while giving excuses for projects not going live... normally trying to blame it on other staff....

[oscarose]

It is down to middle management butt kissing.

That get given a budget of x and will gain brownie point and maybe a small kick back if they can spend less money

so it means middle management no longer try and put projects live

they try and save as much money as possible while giving excuses for projects not going live... normally trying to blame it on other staff....

+1

[The Spartan]

On my first contract I worked with an Offshore development in Vietnam, holy ***t it was hard work and things always got misinterpreted. Even though they were really cheap the time it took to get things in production was unbelieveably slow is was horrendous.

[Spacecadet]

Outsourcing only looks cheap until you notice all the things you forgot to mention in the contract and discover that its now a £1000 a day minimum charge out 1 day.

But outsourcing looks great for the UK Managers who can now put a definite £ amount on the projects they're (mis)managing.

"Managed UK rollout of sharepoint "

becomes

"Negotiated and managed a £3million global sharepoint impletementation."

[Sysman]

Outsourcing only looks cheap until you notice all the things you forgot to mention in the contract and discover that its now a £1000 a day minimum charge out 1 day.

And just changing the time a job runs costs that sort of money.

[Sysman]

But outsourcing looks great for the UK Managers who can now put a definite £ amount on the projects they're (mis)managing.

"Managed UK rollout of sharepoint "

becomes

"Negotiated and managed a £3million global sharepoint impletementation."

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