Thursday, May 31, 2007

What you see ain't what you get....

IBM advert....
Sleek, efficient, knowledgeable.
"Consultants".....

Can I make an official complaint to the advertising watchdog? I really think I should....

While IBM continue to off shore their operations the markets continue to adore them. Hey don't knock it, bigger profits, bigger dividends, money for nothing.

Anyone contemplating employing them should be prepared, they will work to the documentation, make them write the documentation that you actually want. It would not be fair to level all the criticism at Big Blue (though Big Black Hole would be more appropriate given the costs involved). When an organisation makes the bright decision to put two thirds parties together to deliver something for them without managing the situation you just know that something bad is going to happen...

Let's be clear on this, all I know is a small subset of the consultancy arm.... There may be consultants working for them that do try to actually consult with their clients with the aim to find out what the client wants. I just never got to deal with any of them....

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