Gartner's #1 money saving tip: ditch your contractors

[lambrini_socialist]

http://blog.myboulton.com/2008/10/ga...penses-in.html

Gartner analysts presented a list of 20 ways that IT execs can slash expenses.

1. Gartner estimates that 37% of the average IT budget is dedicated to personnel, so this represents a major opportunity to save money. Gartner recommends a blend of hiring freezes, reducing or eliminating special bonuses, cutting back on outside contractors.

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8. Think about renegotiating contracts and strategize ways to save money with vendors.

[DS23]

ouch. good doom post.

[zathras]

http://blog.myboulton.com/2008/10/ga...penses-in.html

I seem to remember reading a statistic that 75% of clients found there freelancers cheaper I just don't have the source (it may of even been Gartner)

Further if you really want to reduce costs you can not go too far wrong by having a core permenant staff supported by contractors who can be used as and when required.

[Spacecadet]

I seem to remember reading a statistic that 75% of clients found there freelancers cheaper I just don't have the source (it may of even been Gartner)

Further if you really want to reduce costs you can not go too far wrong by having a core permenant staff supported by contractors who can be used as and when required.

Certain jobs (or projects) within a skill set require specalist experience to reduce time, risk and expense.

[Mich the Tester]

Gartner are full of bulltulip as usual. They were the guys who told everyone they could save gazillions by outsourcing to India; when it turned out to be a disappointment, they predicted insourcing as the new trend. They told everyone that there’d be nothing but e-businesses before long, then the dot.com bubble burst and they said that too many of those businesses had a crap business model. Now they’re saying dump your contractors; guess what, in a few months time when projects fail and systems collapse, they’ll be recommending outsourcing and contracting again. Anyone, especially any CIO who takes any notice of Gartner is an idiot who shouldn’t be made responsible for running the bin emptying policy at a local chip shop, never mind the ICT of a multinational. Unfortunately, people do seem to listen to them.

[BolshieBastard]

Gartner are full of bulltulip as usual. They were the guys who told everyone they could save gazillions by outsourcing to India; when it turned out to be a disappointment, they predicted insourcing as the new trend. They told everyone that there’d be nothing but e-businesses before long, then the dot.com bubble burst and they said that too many of those businesses had a crap business model. Now they’re saying dump your contractors; guess what, in a few months time when projects fail and systems collapse, they’ll be recommending outsourcing and contracting again. Anyone, especially any CIO who takes any notice of Gartner is an idiot who shouldn’t be made responsible for running the bin emptying policy at a local chip shop, never mind the ICT of a multinational. Unfortunately, people do seem to listen to them.

WHS. Gartner always talk wank.

[DodgyAgent]

http://blog.myboulton.com/2008/10/ga...penses-in.html

Get rid of the contractors but keep the agents = lots of free lunches plus an 80% reduction in costs. It's a winner

[TykeMerc]

I seem to remember reading a statistic that 75% of clients found there freelancers cheaper I just don't have the source (it may of even been Gartner).

Where?

Oh you meant THEIR (as in belonging to them), sorry it's a completely different word not even a spelling error......

I agree much of what comes out of Gartner is utter bollards.

[BrilloPad]

Gartner are full of bulltulip as usual. They were the guys who told everyone they could save gazillions by outsourcing to India; when it turned out to be a disappointment, they predicted insourcing as the new trend. They told everyone that there’d be nothing but e-businesses before long, then the dot.com bubble burst and they said that too many of those businesses had a crap business model. Now they’re saying dump your contractors; guess what, in a few months time when projects fail and systems collapse, they’ll be recommending outsourcing and contracting again. Anyone, especially any CIO who takes any notice of Gartner is an idiot who shouldn’t be made responsible for running the bin emptying policy at a local chip shop, never mind the ICT of a multinational. Unfortunately, people do seem to listen to them.

WHS

Anyone - how was it who said "if you think hiring a professional is expensive - try hiring an amateur"?

[TheFaQQer]

Can anyone find anything that Gartner have said that was accurate at the time and they haven't come full circle on?

It's all management bollox anyway.