Why does Follett still have a CIO, seems like a great place to save 500k+ per year. He has no direct reports as he OUTSOURCED his whole team to India. This is Follett leadership at its finest. Protects his own azz.
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Sign me up for this job. Eliminate your direct reports and responsibility, and still get 500k plus bonus. What does this guy do all day?
I am a rebadged Capgemini employee and let me tell you, this was a terrible decision. Follett will lose and already productivity is way done and output as well. Paying developers minimum wage straight out of college in another country is not a recipe for success.
Staff augmentation is a good idea. Entire outsourcing is a bad idea that Follett will pay through the nose for worse service.
Anyway, I agree with the original post that the CIO should fight to save the department with real facts that would support it, and not fight to save only his job. That is what a leader does.
I don't know if it is true, but I heard he folded like a house of cards when confronted about outsourcing.
At least I am part of Capgemini now and I have a future in IT.
Oops, that was meant to go towards a different post. My bad.
Looks like someone treasures their values cards.
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@mjeh+19THqW1L I’m really sorry you lost your job. I did too. I guess I’m bitter in a different way. I don’t blame my senior leader, even if I thought he could do so much more and so much differently, but he was surviving the family the best way he could. He could have stood up and done more and he’d have lost his job and been replaced by the family just like the people before him. Ultimately you can call out the CIO but you haven't walked a mile in his shoes. I’m sure you’d fix it given the chance but that’s what everyone not in the cross hairs think. Everyone is a bada$$ until they get punched in the face.
Look at the facts Jack. "The items we outsourced can be done better and cheaper by a third party. Almost every company in America outsources these things."
It is not cheaper, and in fact senior leadership referred to this as a sh_tshow.
Of course I am bitter, I lost my job.
Tech Mahindra is coming. Lookout!
Bitter much @mjcb+19THqW1L? You clearly have no idea what a CIO does. CIO has significant additional responsibilities in addition to outsourced customer service call centers and software coding. It’s completely apples to apples. IT security alone is massive and the single most risk exposed area of a company’s IT infrastructure. The items we outsourced can be done better and cheaper by a third party. Almost every company in America outsources these things.
Hey @cqgq+19THqW1L.
Wtf are you referring to manage the outsourcing company? There is no day to day responsibility for a CIO any longer. He is not managing nothing.
Dean of students has many different roles and responsibilities not just running the bookstore. In fact that is probably a minor part of his operations.
Try to compare apples to apples in your twisted logic.
I just heard they cancelled his only project for a new accounting system. Truly ZERO value now. Cut the fat and save 750k per year. Where is the accountability Follett?
So surprised to read there are still it people left. For sure I would read more people like those demoted people like RP in McHenry would have been termed. Like so many other people left have no value. But let Johnny no good stay at your 500k. Smart.
Funny how the employees of a company that libraries, schools and universities outsource to resent outsourcing themselves. Your very jobs exist because schools, colleges and libraries choose to outsource to us versus doing the services in house. Of course we outsource some parts of our operations to others that can do it better. And of course we still have a CIO to manage the outsource company just like a college still has a dean of student services despite having outsourced food, the bookstore, maintenance, grounds keeping and so on. Oh the irony.
So you think he WANTED to let his whole team go and outsource? Come on. He's been fighting to keep IT since SS left and RM took eCommerce. Follett doesn't want IT anymore. At least he didn't just bail on his team like when they decided to getrid of HR.
Seriously, I worked in IT for 11 years before I was let go with the outsourcing to Capgemini. Not a single all IT meeting recognizing accomplishments, focus for the year, or a simple thank you. No communication of strategy, communication of results. He took no interest in our systems or projects. The few meetings I did attend where he was at, he just sat there. Not a peep. Does he understand his job is to fight for IT?
I am sure he would be a fine technical lead, but a CIO? The whole job of CIO is establishing and communicating strategy and direction.
Still unemployed after 3 months. Hope the job market is picking up soon.
Point to a single accomplishment by the current CIO. Nuff said.
He still has reports, but almost none of those people still have reports.
Submit a ticket to snow, you’ll get an estimate of effort in 3 weeks, and maybe it can start development before October
MLS when hired said she would be CEO and CTO for the company, mirroring her position at RRD. She hired Accenture to review the company technology investment and provide recommendations. There were 504 people working in IT development, infrastructure and support roles at the time. The report detailed a plan to outsource the board approved. Phase 1 hire cheap suit to lead IT. Phase 2 remove old guard IT, eCommerce, POS, Inventory system leads and family ties don’t matter. Phase 3 insert yes men loyal to the plan who thought they could control a paranoid MLS and manchild SS. Phase 4 Reward supporters you will need them for Phase 5, bring the party north to McHenry, rinse and repeat. Phase 6 drive out the loyalists. Sound familiar? Phase 42 not loading 404 error, a known issue...
someone has to tell tl is doing a great job.