On 2013/Sep/11, at 11:49 AM, Jan Whitaker wrote: > At 11:30 AM 11/09/2013, Kim Holburn wrote: >> Trouble is who do you ask? Someone who understands IT? Someone who >> thinks they understand IT? I don't agree really. Not all IT people >> want more IT. Non-IT people are not likely to understand the >> problem. What you want, to stretch your metaphor is an IT dietician. > > I like that concept. Can I steal/borrow it?
Go for it. Surely we can think up a better name though. > It's a role I often play because I'm not an engineer or programmer > and *think* I can see the bigger picture of the context, the systems > involved, and not just the next you beaut thing. But even so, I can't > be the naive user any more, so those voices need to be included as well. > > Green skins out of IT ed/training aren't ready because they don't > have the breadth of life experience, but they are possibly have the > latest developments fresh in their heads. Plus they are more likely > to be digital natives and understand the concepts, helping to advance > things around the possible. > > Bottom line: you involve a lot of different people and pray that the > sign-off doesn't favour one view over another without transparent > explanation for why, often called the business case. Unfortunately, > too many major projects are happening now without a business case or > the business case is being withheld from the public, despite the fact > that tax moneys are paying for those projects. Witness the east-west > link in Victoria. Shameful! > > Jan > > > > Melbourne, Victoria, Australia > [email protected] > > Sooner or later, I hate to break it to you, you're gonna die, so how > do you fill in the space between here and there? It's yours. Seize your space. > ~Margaret Atwood, writer > > _ __________________ _ > _______________________________________________ > Link mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link -- Kim Holburn IT Network & Security Consultant T: +61 2 61402408 M: +61 404072753 mailto:[email protected] aim://kimholburn skype://kholburn - PGP Public Key on request _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
