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information and workflow architectsWed, 16 Dec 2009 19:52:45 +0000hourly1By: Managing Business by Remote Control | On2Biz
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Managing Business by Remote Control | On2BizWed, 04 Feb 2009 18:25:32 +0000http://www.reach1to1.com/?p=12#comment-12078[...] The difficulty lies in the decision of how much data to capture. If you ask a manager to decide what to capture, you will tend to get an answer close to “everything”. From a manager’s perspective, the more data the better. And most software systems aim to please the manager by providing more features meaning more data to enter. This inevitably leads to a situation where over 90% of software implementation projects fail. [...][...] The difficulty lies in the decision of how much data to capture. If you ask a manager to decide what to capture, you will tend to get an answer close to “everything”. From a manager’s perspective, the more data the better. And most software systems aim to please the manager by providing more features meaning more data to enter. This inevitably leads to a situation where over 90% of software implementation projects fail. [...]
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