I think that this paragraph is interesting: "We were previously using configuration management version control, which required a lengthy code check-in process," said Clark Dudek, software developer, IBM Systems and Technology Group. "Rational Team Concert has encouraged greater code collaboration and better work item tracking within my team."
I guess IBM doesn't think they need version control anymore. Might that be why we are seeing more problems lately? -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Dave Day Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 11:31 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: IBM Doing Some Restructuring? Well, hindsight being 20-20, it is obvious management within IBM has done both some incredibly smart, and incredibly dumb moves over the past 30 yrs. or so. I know every time I applied for a job, I always wanted to work on a part time basis, because I just didn't want that feeling of security everyone has to some degree when they take permanent full-time employment. And every time I have worked on a part time job, when an offer came along for a full time position, I always turned it down. Mostly because I felt loyalty to the current employer for offering me the part-time, temporary position instead of making me take full-time employment. And for sure, we all know software development is much easier when you don't have the previous developers around to just clutter things up when you are spending all that time going thru the code to try to figure out why this or that function is coded the way it is. The idea of hiring temporary workers, the 'liquid' people referred to in the article, seems to me to be at odds with long term, successful growth. IBM is adopting Walmart's business model on this one. --Dave On 2/11/2012 10:06 AM, Edward Jaffe wrote: > http://socialbarrel.com/ibm-job-cuts-in-germany-8000-may-be-laid-off/3 > 1574/ > > > Rumor has it that IBM is laying off up to 40% of its workforce in > Germany. At the same time they are testing a new global temporary > worker program that they believe can speed up project implementation > by 30% and reduce costs by 1/3. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN This e-mail may contain confidential or privileged information. If you think you have received this e-mail in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this e-mail immediately. Thank you. Aetna ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
