From the monthly archives:

August 2008

“Hot stove” lessons in IT, part I

August 27, 2008

Regular readers here have certainly noticed the recurring nature of many of my posts: “things about IT that should be obvious, but clearly aren’t.”  Each week, as I set about writing on my chosen topic, it often strikes me that what I have to say is anything but new or radical; rather, it seems to [...]

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Speed vs. bureaucracy: management issues confronted by companies in transition

August 21, 2008

I was at a relatively young company once where a senior executive suddenly sent out a message to the entire employee base, asking for general input on the  cause and treatment of the following concerns:

“There is a feeling that the company is not able to move fast enough or nimbly enough — we’re not delivering [...]

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More astounding IT utterances

August 15, 2008

A few months back, I wrote a post on various “Astounding Sayings” that I’ve encountered in my career in information technology.  It turns out that it’s been one of the more popular posts I’ve written, judging from page views, so in true Hollywood fashion, it must be time for a sequel.  I am retitling it [...]

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