Dear All,
If you know about ITIL you might be interested in this comparison with
metrication: http://www.itskeptic.org/changing-itil-will-be-metrication
For the rest of us, here is the relevant quote:
Of course sooner or later the value of changing outweighs the pain of
the switch. Look at the metric system: the only countries in the world
that have not officially metricated are Liberia, Burma (Myanmar), and
the USA. Which of these is not holding out just because it is barmy?
For the USA, the pain of metrication still exceeds the value. I think
that is because of five reasons: (1) imperialism – nobody tells Uncle
Sam what to do (2) the not invented here syndrome that kept ITIL out
of the USA for a decade or two (3) cussed stubbornness and the deep
conservatism of the middle class (4) the poor education of the masses
who don’t see the value (5) computerisation and embedded technology
makes the change bigger - humans are always more flexible than
machines (hence my opposition to CMDB/CMS). Also a contributor was
that the USA already had a metric currency, reducing the drivers for
change.
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin
Author of the ebook, Metrication Leaders Guide, that you can obtain
from http://metricationmatters.com/MetricationLeadersGuideInfo.html
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