Re: Gartner: Stop Outsourcing Now

2005-10-31 Thread Matthew Stitt
On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 13:01:42 -0700, Leonard Woren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Oct 28, 2005 at 09:20:23AM -0400, Froberg, David C ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Gartner's chief of research for outsourcing says companies have become compulsive about outsourcing... A new illness: Compulsive

Re: Gartner: Stop Outsourcing Now

2005-10-31 Thread Bob Shannon
1. Gartner Analyst: Stop Outsourcing Now Gartner's chief of research for outsourcing says companies have become compulsive about outsourcing... and it's creating chaos and hurting business. And just seven months ago, Gartner was spamming to find fresh meat for their outsourcing business ...

Re: Gartner: Stop Outsourcing Now

2005-10-29 Thread Leonard Woren
On Fri, Oct 28, 2005 at 09:20:23AM -0400, Froberg, David C ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Gartner's chief of research for outsourcing says companies have become compulsive about outsourcing... A new illness: Compulsive Outsourcing Disorder or COD On TV shows like CSI, COD means Cause of

Re: Gartner: Stop Outsourcing Now

2005-10-28 Thread John R. Grout
Ed Gould [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 1. Gartner Analyst: Stop Outsourcing Now Gartner's chief of research for outsourcing says companies have become compulsive about outsourcing... and it's creating chaos and hurting business. Does anyone think outsourcing is _not_ about punching up financials to

Re: Gartner: Stop Outsourcing Now

2005-10-28 Thread Timothy Sipples
Gartner's chief of research for outsourcing says companies have become compulsive about outsourcing... ...and, since nobody should make a business decision compulsively, companies should turn to Gartner for advice and consulting services first. :-) Seriously, the article makes a good point.

Re: Gartner: Stop Outsourcing Now

2005-10-28 Thread Froberg, David C
Gartner's chief of research for outsourcing says companies have become compulsive about outsourcing... A new illness: Compulsive Outsourcing Disorder or COD Does NIH have funding for this? Dave -- For IBM-MAIN

Re: Gartner: Stop Outsourcing Now

2005-10-28 Thread David Speake
According to an article in Z-Journal by Jon William Toigo, titled IT SENSE, Words of Caution some executives ARE outsourceing a major portion of their function if not of their fat salaries. He contends they have outsourced their thinking to the leading vendor of X partially on the old FUD, No one