> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Clark Morris > Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 1:47 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Outsourcing perils was Re: sysprog demand in USA
<snip> > > The thing that has baffled me about outsourcing is how do companies > actually save money since now the outsourcer includes in its costs > marketing expenses and profits. > Either go where the cost of living is significantly less that the US (as India was and China still is), or use salaried employees and demand a 168 hour work week. Or maybe do "lawyer billing". Eg. lawyer in route from client A to client B works on a brief for client C. All three clients are billed for that time. This may even be possible in a sense to bill all your z/OS clients for "maintenance time" when the sysprog is in a maintenance cycle. I.e. they all pay, full cost, for the "research time" in addition to the individual bill for "installation" time. Note that I don't know if they do this, I've never worked for an outsourcer. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
