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Thursday, April 03, 2008
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Friday, January 18, 2008
Do Your Job or Jusify IT?
Since when did IT become more about justifying your job rather than doing your job? I understand developing justification or proving value for a major project or budget request, but having to justify day to day operations with metrics and performance of IT staff - rather than systems - is insane.
Do accountants in the financial department of a company have to justify their very existence and constantly prove value to the business? I think not. Their work in accounts receivable speaks for itself - it brings the money into the business.
Can not IT work the same way? After all, the accountants doing their job on their computers, talking to their back end servers and communicating to clients on the phone systems are all made possible by IT. You want value demonstration, do your job without a computer and phone.
If companies really can't see the value in IT, remove technology from your company. Don't use computers and networks and phones. Those silly things never gave any business a competitive advantage anyway.
Do accountants in the financial department of a company have to justify their very existence and constantly prove value to the business? I think not. Their work in accounts receivable speaks for itself - it brings the money into the business.
Can not IT work the same way? After all, the accountants doing their job on their computers, talking to their back end servers and communicating to clients on the phone systems are all made possible by IT. You want value demonstration, do your job without a computer and phone.
If companies really can't see the value in IT, remove technology from your company. Don't use computers and networks and phones. Those silly things never gave any business a competitive advantage anyway.
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Bet the House
I'm not a gambling man, but as they say, you can't win if you don't play. I didn't realize that was a truism. In fact, if you played the subprime mortgage gamble, you not only CAN win, you WILL win. If only I knew.
Bush Mortgage Plan Will Freeze Certain Subprime Interest Rates for 5 Years
So if I gambled on a low adjustable interest rate and now when the rates are due to increase, I cry, I can get my low rate extended? What a dope I was settling for the 30 year fixed. I should have taken a lower adjustable rate and when the increase came due, I'd just have the government bail me out.
Oh well, I missed out on that gamble but I'm going to take that lesson learnt, head to Vegas and bet my life savings on 21 black. If it doesn't come up, I'm sure the casino will give me my bet back ... right?
Bush Mortgage Plan Will Freeze Certain Subprime Interest Rates for 5 Years
So if I gambled on a low adjustable interest rate and now when the rates are due to increase, I cry, I can get my low rate extended? What a dope I was settling for the 30 year fixed. I should have taken a lower adjustable rate and when the increase came due, I'd just have the government bail me out.
Oh well, I missed out on that gamble but I'm going to take that lesson learnt, head to Vegas and bet my life savings on 21 black. If it doesn't come up, I'm sure the casino will give me my bet back ... right?
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