upscorpis,
based on your name, you would appear to be in the know. I believe this initiative is being driven by DB and I hope he has done his homework. I believe a UPS application expert will always be needed for the final level of support especially for some of the older legacy apps. A lot of variables in this equaton: communication, ALM, SDM, user reps, help desk, end users.....the list goes on. However, the goal to reduce the $75 an hour per consultant down to a more reasonable level seems to make sense. The consolidation of consulting companies is a smart move to get this gain.
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