This is another thing I notice quite frequently--too many technically gifted people can't express themselves and "sell" good ideas. No matter how technically superior a concept may be, you have to be able to understand and tie in concepts like operational/business risk and total cost of ownership. This means, yes, powerpoint. It may seem like b.s., but many of the guys making the decisions in the end are not stupid--for them these are perfectly valid criteria.
The reason you see so many technical stupidities being sold & implemented is because someone with little or no understanding of engineering reality was able to communicate the above ideas to "the business" well. Something to think about.
-John [and now back under my rock]
Fredy Kuenzler wrote:
John Morgan Salomon wrote:
CYA = cover your ass, cowardly & unimaginative management, that's all it is. Don't read so much evil into it.
That's exactly the point why in large companies or institutions (goverment etc.) decisions take ages. Noone wants to be held responsible.
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