Comments on: I.T. Decisions – Who Makes Them In Your Organization? http://tek-tips.nethawk.net/blog/it-decisions-%e2%80%93-who-makes-them-in-your-organization Tek Tips Whitepaper Library Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:36:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Owen Greaves http://tek-tips.nethawk.net/blog/it-decisions-%e2%80%93-who-makes-them-in-your-organization/comment-page-1#comment-492 Owen Greaves Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:35:01 +0000 http://tek-tips.nethawk.net/blog/?p=1550#comment-492 Right, the GAP has always been large and frankly I.T. had to fight to be viewed as a utility like lights & heat to get some kind of priority. There has always been a thought process of, having the knowledge meant you were in control and you knew what was best so sit down and shutup. That just doesn't fly anymore, we the people are in charge now and we know what we want so the table is changing shape. I think we as who believe, as you said in your last sentence,"IT is simply not willing to wear the different hats necessary, and business managers simply don’t have a clue about projecting what the architecture should look like." This is an opportunity, but the foot has to be in the door first before new thinking can take hold of old minds:) Owen Right, the GAP has always been large and frankly I.T. had to fight to be viewed as a utility like lights & heat to get some kind of priority. There has always been a thought process of, having the knowledge meant you were in control and you knew what was best so sit down and shutup. That just doesn’t fly anymore, we the people are in charge now and we know what we want so the table is changing shape. I think we as who believe, as you said in your last sentence,”IT is simply not willing to wear the different hats necessary, and business managers simply don’t have a clue about projecting what the architecture should look like.” This is an opportunity, but the foot has to be in the door first before new thinking can take hold of old minds:)

Owen

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]]> By: Hawk http://tek-tips.nethawk.net/blog/it-decisions-%e2%80%93-who-makes-them-in-your-organization/comment-page-1#comment-491 Hawk Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:40:49 +0000 http://tek-tips.nethawk.net/blog/?p=1550#comment-491 I have to say after years of trying to understand the mindsets of many an IT manager, and way too many business managers, the jury is still out. I do believe, and that is the reason I started this site, that the nexus of IT and business is closer than ever, however, the meeting of the minds is still at bay. Business managers think they understand the interface, and IT thinks they always know what is best, but the two are no closer now than they have ever been. Furthermore, there is no killer app or MBA to sort out what is needed to succeed in today's global markets. My belief is that this is fundamentally the biggest challenge facing business and there is no facility in the wings to determine the outcome. IT is simply not willing to don the different hats necessary, and business managers simply don't have a clue about projecting what the architecture should look like. I have to say after years of trying to understand the mindsets of many an IT manager, and way too many business managers, the jury is still out. I do believe, and that is the reason I started this site, that the nexus of IT and business is closer than ever, however, the meeting of the minds is still at bay. Business managers think they understand the interface, and IT thinks they always know what is best, but the two are no closer now than they have ever been. Furthermore, there is no killer app or MBA to sort out what is needed to succeed in today’s global markets. My belief is that this is fundamentally the biggest challenge facing business and there is no facility in the wings to determine the outcome. IT is simply not willing to don the different hats necessary, and business managers simply don’t have a clue about projecting what the architecture should look like.

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