>>>>>The IT banking screw up in the UK seems to be getting pinned on outsourcing/offshore
>>>>>
>>>>>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/22/rbs_natwest_outage_fourth_day/
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>>>>>These banks outsourced their IT to India in Project Sunrise.
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>>>>They will have to change the name to Project Sunset.
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>>>I'm sure even now managers are attempting to find the lowest place individual to pin the blame on.
>>>
>>>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/25/rbs_natwest_what_went_wrong/
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>>I am sure it all started with a great plan to save money. I get calls from off-shore development companies once a week asking for projects to be outsources.
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>> My answer is 'thank, I can mess my program without outside help'
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>Sure you can. But they are *experts* and can do it *cheaper* !
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>Besides actually understanding business requirements and analyzing assumptions built into a spec just slows down coding. <bg>


I realised on the way home that the natural level of blame for this fiasco will be the first level from the top who are unable to defend themselves. So some technician somewhere will get to bite the bullet.