Man dude your company sound simular to mine (group structure wise atleast) but thankfully CF is growing here rather than dieing. We're actually going to start the long (and potentially stupid ) process of training other groups to program in CF so they can deploy thier own apps instead of realying on us (who's real purpose is Store Systems Intranet Support). But we got all those groups and then some, even some of the same names.
The developmenty Methodologies group is my most favorite group thier whole perpose is to come it with better development methodologies then train on them then come up with better ones after that. :) Adam H On 8/17/05, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Adrocknaphobia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 10:10 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: Re: CF Licensing on VMs? > > > > Who reports all of this to "The Bobs"? > > Actually our CEO's name is "Bob"... but that's not really what you're > saying, is it. ;^) > > In our case (like most large places I've seen) internal groups are formed to > manage an area or taskset. They're internally budgeted as "providers" with > other groups being "customers" - as if the whole company was free market - > although without the pesky distraction of competition. > > Any particular group's goals are thus several-fold: > > +) Ensure that nothing useful can be done without your group thus ensuring > your groups existence and budget. > > +) Ensure that what you're group is actually responsible for is so nebulous > that you can send any requests for new work to other groups while still > claiming credit for any work that was actually completed regardless of who > completed it. > > +) Ensure that actually getting something done is so painfully difficult for > the customer that they'll stop bothering you. This includes designing > "pre-engagement questionnaires" and "consolidated commitment requests". > > +) Ensure that it's clear, when customers do bother you, that getting > anything done is so painful because other groups are being so damn > difficult, bureaucratic and insular. > > Welcome to the world of a Fortune 50. ;^) > > Jim Davis > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:215669 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
