Thanks for the creative license to assume and gene...

2009-05-19T13:11:00.000-04:30

Thanks for the creative license to assume and generalize. B-)

Oh man, some one called me out. Yes, it certainly is a lot easier to just point to things that are wrong and don't work, and then walk away satisfied that you've done something to "save" the world. It's quite another thing to "do something" to help fix the problem.

Well, the simplest answer, the first answer, is to do like Michael Jackson and start with the main in the mirror. If you want an IT industry that evangelizes IT as a strategic asset, then you have to start my doing tht yourself.

I, to the best of my ability have been doing that myself for the last 14 years. Unfortunately, sometimes, the individual will isn't enough to challenge the collective will.

So gildel67, if you're asking how do we fix Puerto Rico's collective problem, I have to confess that I'm really at my wits end. There are sooooo many factors involved, each of which has to be solved first. So it's like, where to start?

One idea that did pop into my head is creating a business that would function as an IT industry watchdog. SMB's looking to invest in new IT could hire the watchdog to ensure that the client's best interests are first and foremost in the deal. Perhaps this company could be a non-profit, sort of like the better business bureau. The watchdog's mission would be to raise the level of strategic use of IT on the island.

The only problem I have with that solution, is that non-profits on the island tend to grow a life of their own. Like the unions, instead of looking out for their members, they become focused on keeping the non-profit alive.

Anyway, there is another side to this story. I realized it when thinking about this situation, and that will be the subject of my next post.

Setting the generalizations and assumptions aside ...

2009-05-19T11:24:00.000-04:30

Setting the generalizations and assumptions aside I believe you have a very valid point. When you add this situation to the case where either the Business Owner or the IT Guy can get their
"wife's/brother's/neighbor's/13 year old kid" to do it for almost nothing and you have a real problem. I guess the question is how do we fix it? How do we get the business owners to understand the true value of their IT systems? The predatory practices of some providers promote distrust and once someone has been burned it is very hard to earn their back trust.

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Thanks for the creative license to assume and gene...

Setting the generalizations and assumptions aside ...