Comments on: Mercer Enters the Talent Management Systems Market http://joshbersin.com/2010/06/10/mercer-enters-the-talent-management-systems-market/ Josh Bersin's Comments on Enterprise Learning and Talent Management Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:31:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John Springet http://joshbersin.com/2010/06/10/mercer-enters-the-talent-management-systems-market/comment-page-1/#comment-1364 John Springet Sat, 12 Jun 2010 02:53:00 +0000 http://joshbersin.com/?p=1972#comment-1364 Josh, consultancies have NEVER been successful doing this. IBM tried it a decade ago with CRM and failed, a number of boutiques have tried to assemble "complete solutions" from disparate vendor solutions and failed, the examples go on and on. It's ironic that as an expert in competencies, Mercer doesn't understand enough about its own core competencies to realize this is way outside its ability to develop and execute. I have the utmost respect for you and your analysis, but if history is a guide, this one is an absolute dog that has almost no chance of long-term success. Josh, consultancies have NEVER been successful doing this. IBM tried it a decade ago with CRM and failed, a number of boutiques have tried to assemble “complete solutions” from disparate vendor solutions and failed, the examples go on and on.

It’s ironic that as an expert in competencies, Mercer doesn’t understand enough about its own core competencies to realize this is way outside its ability to develop and execute. I have the utmost respect for you and your analysis, but if history is a guide, this one is an absolute dog that has almost no chance of long-term success.

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