Comments for Bruce F. Webster http://brucefwebster.com Making IT work since 1974. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:13:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on The Wetware Crisis: the Dead Sea effect by Up or Out: Solving the IT Turnover Crisis | Blog do Lala http://brucefwebster.com/2008/04/11/the-wetware-crisis-the-dead-sea-effect/comment-page-2/#comment-205 Up or Out: Solving the IT Turnover Crisis | Blog do Lala Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:13:04 +0000 http://brucefwebster.com/2008/04/11/the-wetware-crisis-the-dead-sea-effect/#comment-205 [...] this month, Bruce F. Webster aptly named this phenomenon the Dead Sea Effect. Today, I’ll discuss a solution to overcoming it. In short: embrace turnover, encourage [...] [...] this month, Bruce F. Webster aptly named this phenomenon the Dead Sea Effect. Today, I’ll discuss a solution to overcoming it. In short: embrace turnover, encourage [...]

]]> Comment on A warning on Windows 7 by Another warning on Windows 7 (video BSODs) : Bruce F. Webster http://brucefwebster.com/2010/02/17/a-warning-on-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-203 Another warning on Windows 7 (video BSODs) : Bruce F. Webster Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:59:24 +0000 http://brucefwebster.com/?p=194#comment-203 [...] by the low prices of Wintel hardware and the improvements of Windows 7 over Vista. Between this and my earlier problem, I’m starting to regret it.  [...] [...] by the low prices of Wintel hardware and the improvements of Windows 7 over Vista. Between this and my earlier problem, I’m starting to regret it.  [...]

]]> Comment on A new proposed role — the “IT Czar” by Phil Simon http://brucefwebster.com/2010/01/26/a-new-proposed-role-the-it-czar/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Phil Simon Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:57:19 +0000 http://brucefwebster.com/?p=187#comment-198 Great post, Bruce. Yes, I agree that it sounds good in practice but the Czar would need more control that most CIOs probably have. Parcells, as you probably know, wasn't happy in New England. To paraphrase him, he was responsible for the cooking but couldn't pick the ingredients. I suspect that most organizations would be loathe to give anyone Parcells-type power. Great post, Bruce. Yes, I agree that it sounds good in practice but the Czar would need more control that most CIOs probably have.

Parcells, as you probably know, wasn’t happy in New England. To paraphrase him, he was responsible for the cooking but couldn’t pick the ingredients.

I suspect that most organizations would be loathe to give anyone Parcells-type power.

]]> Comment on The Longest Yard: Reorganizing IT for Success by A new proposed role — the “IT Czar” : Bruce F. Webster http://brucefwebster.com/2008/04/14/the-longest-yard-reorganizing-it-for-success/comment-page-1/#comment-196 A new proposed role — the “IT Czar” : Bruce F. Webster Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:29:50 +0000 http://brucefwebster.com/2008/04/14/the-longest-yard-reorganizing-it-for-success/#comment-196 [...] course, Ruby and I also used the football analogy a few years ago in suggesting a radically different approach to IT organization and leadership. As we wrote: The bad news is that, unlike in football, the business and IT sides of a firm don’t [...] [...] course, Ruby and I also used the football analogy a few years ago in suggesting a radically different approach to IT organization and leadership. As we wrote: The bad news is that, unlike in football, the business and IT sides of a firm don’t [...]

]]> Comment on The thermocline of innovation (NASA, again) by Aziz Shamim http://brucefwebster.com/2009/01/30/the-thermocline-of-innovation-nasa-again/comment-page-1/#comment-192 Aziz Shamim Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:42:00 +0000 http://brucefwebster.com/?p=98#comment-192 The video has been made private. The video has been made private.

]]> Comment on HR 3200 from a systems design perspective (Part I) by Marty Nickel http://brucefwebster.com/2009/09/07/hr-3200-from-a-systems-design-perspective-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-191 Marty Nickel Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:32:38 +0000 http://brucefwebster.com/?p=139#comment-191 Analyzing legislation, especially this particular legislation, as software is a great concept. I'm afraid most the the slashdot crowd leans pretty heavily Democratic (I did notice the Sep 10 2009 link above). I think this is mostly follow-the-crowd or that's-what-my-professor-said, rather than considered opinion. Analyzing legislation, especially this particular legislation, as software is a great concept. I’m afraid most the the slashdot crowd leans pretty heavily Democratic (I did notice the Sep 10 2009 link above). I think this is mostly follow-the-crowd or that’s-what-my-professor-said, rather than considered opinion.

]]> Comment on Techno-blindness by Jim Sanders http://brucefwebster.com/2009/05/28/techno-blindness/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Jim Sanders Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:31:11 +0000 http://brucefwebster.com/?p=128#comment-189 I really like your site, but I have to say, I wouldn't want to be near you on the road while you drive and debug your GPS at the same time! I really like your site, but I have to say, I wouldn’t want to be near you on the road while you drive and debug your GPS at the same time!

]]> Comment on The Sessions paper: an analytical critique by Did Worldwide IT Failure Really Cost $6.2 Trillion? http://brucefwebster.com/2009/12/28/the-sessions-paper-an-analytical-critique/comment-page-1/#comment-188 Did Worldwide IT Failure Really Cost $6.2 Trillion? Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:43:28 +0000 http://brucefwebster.com/?p=172#comment-188 [...] You can read Webster’s detailed arguments here. [...] [...] You can read Webster’s detailed arguments here. [...]

]]> Comment on The Sessions paper: an analytical critique by Critique: $6.2 trillion global IT failure stats http://brucefwebster.com/2009/12/28/the-sessions-paper-an-analytical-critique/comment-page-1/#comment-183 Critique: $6.2 trillion global IT failure stats Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:11:08 +0000 http://brucefwebster.com/?p=172#comment-183 [...] contrast to many of the opinions, IT failure expert consultant, Bruce Webster, wrote a serious “analytical critique” of the white paper and its calculations. In that piece, [...] [...] contrast to many of the opinions, IT failure expert consultant, Bruce Webster, wrote a serious “analytical critique” of the white paper and its calculations. In that piece, [...]

]]> Comment on The Sessions paper: an analytical critique by The Sessions paper — an analytical critique : Webster & Associates LLC http://brucefwebster.com/2009/12/28/the-sessions-paper-an-analytical-critique/comment-page-1/#comment-179 The Sessions paper — an analytical critique : Webster & Associates LLC Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:11:58 +0000 http://brucefwebster.com/?p=172#comment-179 [...] [cross-posted from brucefwebster.com] [...] [...] [cross-posted from brucefwebster.com] [...]

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