There is a reason why IT is the dept of NO
It is because they have been burned badly in the past.
All too often, I see projects initiated and discussed at length between the business stakeholders who then tell IT ' All you have to do ' ......I truly hate that expression ' All you have to do ' ....
The next worst expression is ' hit a button ' and everything should work perfectly.
I have sat at project initiated meetings where failure is staring me in the face. I keep my mouth shut while the business talking heads go at it. Project starts and boom, the exact reason why I thought the project would fail, happens.
I have sat at other meetings where an impossible deadline has been assigned, keep my mouth shut and boom.....not even close.
Management should realize that IT does not wave a wand and everything magically falls into place. Much as they would like it to happen, pie-in-the-sky pipe dreams and actual execution are 2 different things. That's not to say they should not be explored, but listen to your executioners.
For example, " All you have to do is make the dishwasher wash clothes "
