the problem is you simply cannot assess from the outside which areas really are needed - at least not in reasonable time. intra-company services that are reflec

the problem is you simply cannot assess from the outside which areas really are needed - at least not in reasonable time. intra-company services that are reflected in the books (fake money being charged for services) muddles the picture considerably as everyone claims profits - but all it does is shifting monopoly money around. and again, internal pain to measure is useless. the company money machine is not self sustaining, it needs money from outside, from customers. once you have pain servicing them, you have cut enough and can start make positive adjustments. if HR is complaining after cuts - congrats, you have identified broken internal processes. make do with the people you have. resources shape processes, not the other way round. Not enough people to run the multi-layered holiday approval process? Have the direct manager approve, no one else. Voila, just saved millions in internal cost. HP services employees track their expenses in several systems, in parallel. Manual entry. The organizational retardation of such a place is amazing.