On Sat, 18 Mar 2006 03:54, O Plameras wrote: > This is cynical attitude to take towards IT depts. > > The major reason why we "standardise" is due to cost. It is not due to > the whims and caprices of IT dept.
This may be true (I'm not disputing it). I can, however, point out another reason IT depts. choose software - management, and in particular, poor management. I've often seen managers and executive staff make decisions, some of which make sense by their criteria, and others which turn out to be disastrous. But it's often an uninformed decision - people without a better understanding of their own are swayed by advertising and herd instincts - they have no other inputs. As the pointy haired boss said once, "We want to make sure we jump under the bandwagon before the train leaves the station." While I was at IBM NZ, a manager made the decision to move development of the national police computer system off OS/2 and onto Windows. Mid-stream. For no technical reason, it was just herd mentality. Didn't cost less - IBM has the license to OS/2. Result? 4 years and $25 million over budget, it's cancelled, sparking a Parliamentary inquiry. IT departments, like employees, often have poor decisions thrust upon them. Cheers, Bret
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