Measuring Value of IT LO15847

LonBadgett@aol.com
Mon, 17 Nov 1997 11:46:09 -0500 (EST)

Replying to LO15820 --

> Antony said,
>
> "I heard that the new CIO of a large multinational set a new standard for
> his Group - no project was to be planned to last more than 12 months and
> no project was to involve a team greater than 50 people.
>
> What had he learned to make him impose these rules?"

I imagined a group of Egyptian Pyramid engineers standing around at Giza,
shaking their heads, and saying, "Well, yes it was a little over budget,
but you have to admit that it is a darn sturdy backyard barbeque. But we
learned from it and next time we'll use only 50 slaves and try to finish
in 12 months".

-- 
Lon Badgett
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