Dan Creswell wrote: >>And how does one get to this place? Comes down again to trust and shared >>history. Shared history of delivering what was promised which in turn
>I'd have to disagree. Again, laziness, lack of ethics etc can all play >a factor. I see plenty of projects that are essentially given a >mission, told to get on with it and ignored after that due to a need on >people's part to avoid responsibility (through laziness or politics). .... >many cases where the BU's did the opposite and went elsewhere, often at >increased cost but with no-one prepared to admit it (often because >no-one is actually tracking the real costs because no-one's really >focused on improvements). I do agree that the negative aspects of politics can and do play a part in the failure to deliver quality solutions. At the same time, I think that the organizational culture is a significant factor in how detrimental this is. But in any case, I prefer to be a bit more optimistic in this regard :-) >Do you think business agility and productivity is always brought about >via technology? No, but with the deep linkages that technology currently has in how business is run, there is more opportunity to improve business agility and productivity by using technology the right way. >Solving business problems is what _everyone_ should be about >(not just techies) and it's not about technology or even SOA it's >about good business. We are in violent agreement on this point! Regards, - Anil :- :- Anil John :- http://www.aniltj.com/blog :- ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/NhFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/service-orientated-architecture/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
