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Story: London Stock Exchange hires 81 C++ developers for delayed Linux systemTotal Replies: 7
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gus3

Nov 18, 2010
10:46 PM EST 		The #1 take-away is, "Adding staff to a late project makes it even later." And 81 developers is a lot of staff.
Sander_Marechal

Nov 19, 2010
5:50 AM EST 		That was my first thought when I read this!
dinotrac

Nov 19, 2010
7:36 AM EST 		Sri Lanka? Seriously?

Yet another big win for outsourcing. Cheers all around.
hkwint

Nov 19, 2010
10:30 AM EST 		Dino: You sure didn't understand the story of the LSE at all, did you?

First, they outsourced their platform to Accenture / Microsoft. Those two companies screwed up, and there was not much LSE could do about it. Then, they 'insourced' their platform, bought the Sri Lankan company, and now they _own_ their own platform, which they can change if they want. To me, that's insourcing, not outsourcing.
jdixon

Nov 19, 2010
11:57 AM EST 		> To me, that's insourcing, not outsourcing.

That depends entirely on where the jobs are located. If they're in Sri Lanka, it's outsourcing. If they're in Britian, it's insourcing. Outsourcing is all about where the jobs are, not who owns the company.
dinotrac

Nov 19, 2010
1:04 PM EST 		@jdixon :

YUP.

I know that some Indian consulting firms hire American programmers right here in the US of A.

I know some American companies hire programmers in China, India, just about anywhere they don't have to pay an honest dollar.

Maybe they should talk to those Indian consulting firms.
hkwint

Nov 19, 2010
1:54 PM EST 		I almost surrendered to ya definitionists. However, Wikipedia clearly states:

"Outsourcing or sub-servicing often refers to the process of contracting to a third-party". First line!

So, if you're in London hiring Accenture / Microsoft it's outsourcing. When buying a company in Sri Lanka and moving work from Accenture / MS to your own department, it's insourcing.
Steven_Rosenber

Nov 19, 2010
2:43 PM EST 		The project appears to have "mission-critical" written all over it. You'd think they would want to keep it close.

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