On 24/06/2011 08:52, Sean Miller wrote:
On 24 June 2011 08:45, Gordon Burgess-Parker <gbpli...@gmail.com
<mailto:gbpli...@gmail.com>> wrote:
As an example - in a quoted UK IT sector company, we (the Group
Finance Dept) decided that we wanted a reporting tool to sit on
top of JD Edwards, our ERM software. After research we decided on
Hyperion which is (or was 15 years ago) one of the best in the
business. So we bought it. The IT dept flatly refused to install
it because we (the Finance Dept who needed to USE it) hadn't
consulted them first...!!!!!!!!!!
I bet you'd have been pissed off if the IT Department had decided to
take it upon themselves to prepare the annual accounts without telling
you... swings and roundabouts... if the management accountants are
going to evaluate, install and support software why have an IT
department at all?
I'd have not been amused either...
Sean
Not so. How can the IT dept evaluate a FINANCIAL reporting application?
Especially an internationally-recognised market leader? The IT dept is a
SERVICE dept. If the MD says "I want such and such a software because I
think we can benefit from it, the IT dept shouldn't throw a hissy fit
just because the MD didn't consult them about what software HE wants -
they should buckle down and install it.
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