Reply to: Not just rate cuts - Banks IT going to India

[realityhack]

As I can tell you there is no way the actual management who make these decisions to outsource actually want to deal with the outsourced lot directly in the meetings!!!

Question is - do we?

[YHB]

Inorder to not be 'doomed' get some "business facing" elements into your role role where you are involved in some requirements gathering etc -

As I can tell you there is no way the actual management who make these decisions to outsource actually want to deal with the outsourced lot directly in the meetings!!!

[realityhack]

The change is estimated to mean that only a fifth of tech staff working in the affected areas, mainly internal software design and testing [for only one, relatively minor internal product, ie - a tiny part of IT and a fraction of contractors in the group as a whole], will be left in the UK.

Let me change the emphasis (above), and add a bit [like this], and things suddenly become clearer.

Bear in mind that (my ex-clientco) has tuliploads of staff and contractors - I happen to know that this won't affect customers. I do, however, know a few who are personally affected by this, and extend my sympathies - this is a horrible time for them.

[realityhack]

[hyperD]

Half-Life was better

Indeed, so good I played it twice!

[BrilloPad]

If this goes ahead then I will be closing my TSB accounts. Personal, business, onshore and off. I am a personal friend of my local manager and I will explain to her why they have lost our custom.

Because of principle or because the service is likely to go downhill?

[ctdctd]

Doom ....love it

Half-Life was better

[beercohol]

If this goes ahead then I will be closing my TSB accounts. Personal, business, onshore and off. I am a personal friend of my local manager and I will explain to her why they have lost our custom.

Don't do that! You'd be sure to bring them to their knees.

[The Lone Gunman]

If this goes ahead then I will be closing my TSB accounts. Personal, business, onshore and off. I am a personal friend of my local manager and I will explain to her why they have lost our custom.

[BlasterBates]

Doomed. It's the future.

Doom ....love it

[Moscow Mule]

If they can't figure this out at the beginning how do you think they can realise later and admit that they made a big mistake?

Because they believe SLAs with Indian companies. Or never mention software quality in the original contract.

[Francko]

Exactly! They'll then realise what a waste of money it is getting the work done twice

If they can't figure this out at the beginning how do you think they can realise later and admit that they made a big mistake?

[Sausage Surprise]

Not the disaster you might imagine - they will need lots more testers to make sure everything that comes back from India actually works.

Exactly! They'll then realise what a waste of money it is getting the work done twice

[realityhack]

Agency sources are incorrect. It is ridiculous to state that there are only 250 contractors in the whole group, and only 150 permies.


This offshoring exercise affects only a small part of the bank.

[Churchill]

It is different in this case.

80% of the technical jobs are going, never to return. Only a skeleton IT function remains in the whole of the UK. Any growth in IT will be accommodated in India.

Doomed. It's the future.

Yet another instance of UK Plc being deskilled.

Ah well.