Bret Comstock Waldow wrote:
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.
I suspect the spreadsheet is right but project management is broken.
Hope this helps.
O Plameras
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