IBM reviews

Getting rid of senior people for inexperienced people in India, then the people that are left, having to train the India folks, so the U.S base work force can be downsized even more. Then taking heat because projects are late or have a lot of bugs in them. management is so focused on meeting next qtr that they are getting rid of good quality people at all levels and replacing them with inexperienced peopjle in India, then woundering why projects get behind. The middle management are only following orders of Senior management. the last few years, the focus on education has gone down hill unless it can be billed directly to a customer account. Advancement is becoming much harder in the U.S as jobs are being sent to India, as I've stated many times.

Slow decisionmaking cycles, hampered by internal processes. Plethora of employees that add little value, clog the company's arteries and slow the ability to make fast decisions. This can result in IBM lagging behind smaller, faster, lighter competitors in terms of first-to-market offerings, however the net result may not be fatal. IBM's client base relies on the company for strategic guidance and trusts the brand, reputation and service of the company. Moving fast, while important in technology and critical for startups, does not carry the same significance at IBM's level. As a result, IBM may initially take a fast-follower approach or make up lost ground through acquisitions.