Build your professional network on facebook via our app Go to app
 
Associated with other topics :
 

should companies keep resources on Bench or shadowing for long time?

Created by : Chandra Prakash Agrawal, Sr. software Engineer, Capgemini  | 02 11 2012 06:32:56 +0000
Industry : Technology ConsultingFunctional Area : India(Markets)
Keywords : should companies keep resources on bench or shadowing for long time?
Activity:  355 views;  last activity : 05 26 2012 12:12:44 +0000
 
 Refer 28
Share
 
 
  Rate : 
 
 
YES Vs NO
9
 
 
 
 
10
8
5
Support   Support
 
Top Argument
1
0
The concept of 'Bench' exists only in Indian IT Services. Elsewhere the moment an employee is "Between Projects", he or she is immediately put on trianings / stretch project/goals such as any R&D activity, or innovation supporting tasks. Unfortunately we in India do not have a higher outlook, and with limited vision and ambition, can only thing of putting resources "On Bench".
By Syed Muqeemuddin, Project Leader/Managing Consultant IBM  04 10 2012 19:51:10 +0000
0
0
It is purely depend upon the situation, but I think one should ready for it.
By SHRIKANT MANOHAR DANKE, Project Manager, Phadnis Infrastructur Ltd  | 05 26 2012 12:12:44 +0000
0
0
There is no harm in keeping someone in bench, but the companies should ensure that they are well utilised so that they can learn something new which would polish their skill and can implement it for the company. This way both are benefited. Regards, Anna George. Web Analyst. Nichepro Technologies. Bangalore. http://www.nichesuite.com
By Anna George, Web Analyst, NichePro Consulting LLC  | 05 09 2012 04:49:03 +0000
0
0
The 'Bench' is necessary but wasting the bench time is unacceptable. In costing there is a concept of marginal analysis and surplus capacity. These two enable a business to bid for jobs as low as 20% of the market rate of the job to use surplus capacity. And there is social responsibility of a corporate company. In my view, an social and commercial expert should head the bench. He should be mobile and active. He should interact with people and try to understand their problems. Wherever there is an opportunity to simplify matters to them, he should offer to help them out. Pricing policy could be what the client could pay! He should also be able to divide the job into simple and small modules and distribute work to the bench. Each module needs to get completed within say 2-5 days. These modules need to be connected by the same bench. And the bench need not be named as the principal. The smaller jobs can be executed in a different name. If the right person heads the bench, then the results will be extraordinary. The goodwill that is created will be enormous and revenue will not be negligible either. Most important, the bench will become the best trained group in the company!
By SR Sham Sunder, CEO/MD/Director Technoaid  | 05 07 2012 20:08:40 +0000
0
0
With no hire and fire policy, it will be difficult to get people on board quickly when required and ask them to go when there is no requirement. So to bid for large projects Indian companies have to maintain a bench, though resources in bench should be rotated to keep them project ready.
By Jay Prasad, Freelancer, Telecom/ISP  | 05 07 2012 17:00:58 +0000
0
0
yes so that learn stillness
By Ajay Blacksmit, administration, india  | 04 11 2012 10:37:54 +0000
0
0
Bench is similar to Inventory in a production line; for example JIT aims for zero inventory ideally but never really achieves fully. Similarly I recommend bench strength any time but numerically this can vary. This also speaks of general health of the company.
By Venkat Rao Ranganath Rao, Advisor/Outside Consultant, Free Lancer  | 04 10 2012 08:19:12 +0000
0
1
Yes, companies do need bench strength but it always dependsn the nature of business.
By srinivas , Head HR, IMNC  | 04 09 2012 16:06:16 +0000
0
0
At Present MNC's hire more resources from colleges as fresher with an offer of low salary and give them joining, but for a long period they put their resources on Bench and Shadowing. I think this is waste of Talent of Freshers.They can learn more when they get chance to work in a project.They can use their skills in working things, fresh mind have creativity and innovative ideas. but if they stay on Bench for long period they totally demotivated and their skills is waste.
By Chandra Prakash Agrawal, Sr. software Engineer, Capgemini  | 02 11 2012 06:32:56 +0000
0
0

Still we Indians love sitting idle and what a grace when it is being incentivized by the company itself! Training befitting to all aspects of the patron job/position being held would be of more benefit than wasting time and resource. Where are the company's costing structure when it calculates "Opportunity Cost"?
By DEEPAK SHARMA, International IT and ITes sales,Business Acquisition, Account Management, Relationship Management, Safaltek Software Pvt. Ltd.  | 05 08 2012 08:54:31 +0000
0
0
they need bench strength I agree, but during that period company should try to utilize their skills.
By Kirti Agarwal, B.Tech/B.E. student, SKIT  | 04 09 2012 19:02:19 +0000
0
0
company should try to explore new areas to work in and engage their valuable resources in that area
By kushal khandeliya, Manager (Technical), mp steel febrication industries  | 04 09 2012 13:24:09 +0000
0
0
i see lot of freshers to demotivated by companies these kind of activity.
By Chandra Prakash Agrawal, Sr. software Engineer, Capgemini  | 02 11 2012 06:35:03 +0000
Argue for "YES"
Argue for "NO"
 Found the debate "should companies keep resources on Bench or shadowing for long time? "  interesting ?  Suggest to your connections and communities  
 
Viewers also viewed
keep quiet or speak up? ...
 
700 referals 20 arguments, 420 views
Yes, passing the lokpal bill is an effective step vs No, much more will be required than the...
 
902 referals 46 arguments, 834 views
"The 2010 Maplecroft Climate Change Vulnerability Index ranks India as the world’s most...
 
195 referals 21 arguments, 410 views
more...  
Recent Knowledge (4)
software company india ,web design company,web design india,website design India,web development...
 
0 referals 3 arguments, 101 views
Nirmal Baba is a fraud vs Nirmal Baba is a Saint
 
513 referals 11 arguments, 349 views
more...  
Sponsored Jobs
More From Author
At Present MNC's hire more resources from colleges as fresher with an offer of low salary and give them joining, but for a long period they put their resources on Bench and Shadowing. I think this is waste of Talent of Freshers.They can learn...
i see lot of freshers to demotivated by companies these kind of activity.
more...  
  • Popular Knowledge
  •  
  •  
  • Popular Jobs
  •