tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20576845.post786818940637539161..comments2024-03-15T16:44:45.322+01:00Comments on Ziobrando's Lair: Subcontracting is a recipe for disasterAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00568728817611163214noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20576845.post-26337344004817251842010-11-22T15:09:48.519+01:002010-11-22T15:09:48.519+01:00I had to acknowledge this is a simplified and opti...I had to acknowledge this is a simplified and optimistic post. On last dinner I heard of a 4-layered subcontract. Each layer was biting off their slice, of course...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00568728817611163214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20576845.post-34545973255270920892010-11-22T14:51:09.585+01:002010-11-22T14:51:09.585+01:00It's true that most of the people doesn't ...It's true that most of the people doesn't learn easily from their mistakes. Or should I say that they haven't really understood about why they fail.<br /><br />This is a great post. Thanks for sharing!Nathaniel @ project management testhttp://www.pmtrainingonline.com/site/1648622/product/proj_51_a00_bs_enusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20576845.post-87985492795125169462009-01-11T16:55:00.000+01:002009-01-11T16:55:00.000+01:00That's true, Tommaso. I've seen similar scenarios:...That's true, Tommaso. I've seen similar scenarios: but in that case the customer is partially responsible for the mess. Limiting the number of suppliers is a strategy whose goal is to outsource complexity on the administrative/marketing/procurement side: they're basically saying "I don't want to deal with extra suppliers, you'll do that". This is what I meant for simply being a broker.<BR/><BR/>The REAL problem happens when Company A, delegates to Company B <I>behind the scenes</I>. In such case, they'll have to <I>pretend</I> that they're managing the project. Lowering efficiency.<BR/><BR/>But you're hitting a sweet spot here: the Customer could be heavily responsible for the situation, sometimes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00568728817611163214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20576845.post-5483771950062880092009-01-10T19:39:00.000+01:002009-01-10T19:39:00.000+01:00"Why a company that is so good at building softwar..."Why a company that is so good at building software needs marketing from another (and poorer) Software Company?"<BR/><BR/>Because the funding process is simpler when the customer manage the same 2 or 3 companies year after year.<BR/>The problem occured when company A does not take its responsability and sell to the customer the idea that the failure is coming from company B.Tommaso Tortihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626307910612748887noreply@blogger.com