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Pardon me and my ignorance, but this seems so totally ripe for a highly competent consultancy to come in and deliver excessively amazing value compared to ... o

• gaius 14y ago
  Because this consultancy would first need to become golf buddies with its clients senior management, at which point it would be just like every other consultancy. The whole consulting model is broken. Third-parties can never replace employees for the simple reason that their interests are misaligned. The most you can get from outsourcing is a boost in this quarter's figures (which is enough to get said management their bonuses, and then they move on!).
  • venkatmangudi 14y ago
    True that. Also because once a consultancy decides to do a good job, the hiring manager at the client needs to ensure that the job would make their career prospects better. Nobody really cares if the software or system will be useful. What they care about is "What's in it for me?". Outsourcing is different from Consulting. Consulting brings in experienced people who can actually provide useful advice. Outsourcing typically replaces expensive and smart people with mostly inexpensive and less competent people.