There is a new idea called the Dead Sea effect which is basically saying that in large corporate, the more talented IT engineers are the ones most likely to leave because they're they most likely can't put up with the stupidities and inefficiencies in the workplace, not to mention all the problems.
And the worse thing about it is the vicious cycle effect that happens. Talented IT engineers are not likely to join a defunct team and the only way they can get a talented people is from entry positions. But they'll leave too once they know enough.
How to escape this situation? I don't think it's impossible, but it's certainly difficult. This is what I thought. First, get a talented people (of course, if they can find it), pay them high, and give them super power (authority). Talented person knows talented people. He'll get either his talented friends, or he'll hire other talented people. Then they'll start fixing things up. Looks simple? No. It's very difficult because they'll face resistance from old people who're afraid they'll lose their jobs. These people may even hide important informations (you know, the tricky parts which only one guy knows) or restrict access to them (you can't touch my server!) making their progress slower. Not to mention that whatever they want to change will have rotten codes which are very difficult to understand. But I believe it's doable, given that the people doing it strife till the end. Or they might just decide that enough is enough, no amount of money can make them do this, etc. Then the company is screwed.
Eventually, the best way for them is probably to keep the way things are. They're big, they can afford it. But if they want to beat the competition, they should look into how they can make their IT more agile. A good in-house IT team can make a lot of things happen. The least, they can cut down the manual works. Then, with software applications, they can make people work more efficiently and faster.
And the worse thing about it is the vicious cycle effect that happens. Talented IT engineers are not likely to join a defunct team and the only way they can get a talented people is from entry positions. But they'll leave too once they know enough.
How to escape this situation? I don't think it's impossible, but it's certainly difficult. This is what I thought. First, get a talented people (of course, if they can find it), pay them high, and give them super power (authority). Talented person knows talented people. He'll get either his talented friends, or he'll hire other talented people. Then they'll start fixing things up. Looks simple? No. It's very difficult because they'll face resistance from old people who're afraid they'll lose their jobs. These people may even hide important informations (you know, the tricky parts which only one guy knows) or restrict access to them (you can't touch my server!) making their progress slower. Not to mention that whatever they want to change will have rotten codes which are very difficult to understand. But I believe it's doable, given that the people doing it strife till the end. Or they might just decide that enough is enough, no amount of money can make them do this, etc. Then the company is screwed.
Eventually, the best way for them is probably to keep the way things are. They're big, they can afford it. But if they want to beat the competition, they should look into how they can make their IT more agile. A good in-house IT team can make a lot of things happen. The least, they can cut down the manual works. Then, with software applications, they can make people work more efficiently and faster.
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