>Unfortunately, "religion and politics" sometimes trump business logic. >If upper management has its collective ego tied up with the current >architecture and knows that that architecture is the best possible (or only >one possible) for a solution, that architect WILL be used.
I KNOW I was being idealistic, but, at least when I worked as a technical architect, I was flexible enough to ensure that solutions weren't thrown out just because they didn't meet criteria. Mind you, I didn't bend willy-nilly, either. >That is not a good working environment, but many of us have been in it. BTDT! GTTS! DLI! DWTDIA! Architecture is not a strict set of dictates; it's a consensus! - Too busy driving to stop for gas! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
