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A little Elitist, aren't we?

While I must agree, that enterprise level applications are not for the beginner, there is a reason you are fixing or replacing applications made by others. IT departments have this idea that they are the end all be all of the corporation; while they are normally just a support department for major corporations.
Banking and Finance
Insurance
Auto companies
Shipping companies
IT is an important part, but still but a support department for information. So when other departments come over and say.."Hey, we need this..." and IT says... "We'll put you on our list, how and get it done is 18 months for $200,000" for a non-essential small database, people go elsewhere for their solutions. They grab what they can, and make it work... Then when IT sees that they are losing control the grab it back, and "fix or replace it"; Usually with a overly-complex, expensive replacement.

I've seen exactly that;

"We're going to replace this Access/Asp Web database with a Bluestone Sapphire Application created by a $180/hour consultant, that will take 3 months to create and test. "
"But it only took me a day to make this and it works fine."
"But it will be done right, like I was taught in my masters level, business application for enterprise security class."
"Huh, never mind"

While I was working for a large insurance company the head internet director said "Well, your department is supposed to support us with the information you produce." Which may the the single most dangerous business statement I've heard that wasn't a joke. Being an IT rouge in a different division, by bosses response was "Huh, last time I heard we're still an insurance company and not an IT company."

I think that IT people need to remember that IT supports the business processes; We don't own them.

Posted by: el1jones   Posted on: 05/14/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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