The Dark Ages of it
I am wondering why we are still in the Dark Ages of IT. Why can't we bring the age of IT-enlightenment to businesses? Why it is so difficult to get businesses to improve their information technology infrastructure? I have come to the conclusion (my current thinking ... which I may change later!) that it is related to people: people in management, in IT and IT users. And yes, also the people in our governments!
In my position as Chief Architect at ISIS Papyrus Software have said before that I feel like Miguel Cervantes ‘Don Quichote' who is charging the windmills in a hilarious attempt at stopping the progress of technology. Actually that is not a good comparison. I am not against technology. I am a technology believer and addict. I fight against the misuse of technology and I fight for common sense and compassion in times when growth of revenue and share prices have replaced a human focus.
There are many political comment to this and I have placed them on my writing blog to stick to the IT thinking right here. Please read ‘Visions, Illusions and Lies.
T is today a political subject inside and outside the corporation. IT people too have become experts in the art of self-congratulation. Whenever I ask for hard-proof that the money spent had any positive side effect I am greeted with shrugs. When I try to discuss opportunities and potential of using modern software beyond hard-coding logic and processes I am too greeted with shrugs. Never ever are IT business cases properly verified, because no one wants to be the one to hold the bucket after a bad decision was made. It is all very human and very understandable.
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Max J. Pucher is the founder and current Chief Architect of ISIS Papyrus Software, a globally operating company that specializes in Artificial Intelligence for business process and communication. He has written several books, frequently speaks and writes on IT and holds several patents.
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