tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115934518135134925.post4184627114209381905..comments2023-06-27T01:30:56.956-07:00Comments on Mark's Management Post: The Perfect IT DepartmentMark Romanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01374380690393778843noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115934518135134925.post-51819873947963062112012-06-22T19:44:52.103-07:002012-06-22T19:44:52.103-07:00Thanks! I didn't realize the quote was from Is...Thanks! I didn't realize the quote was from Isaiah, but that makes sense given the context and his background.Mark Romanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374380690393778843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115934518135134925.post-45034900545111121752012-06-21T07:13:41.176-07:002012-06-21T07:13:41.176-07:00Just a side note about Dr. King's quote - it&#...Just a side note about Dr. King's quote - it's Isaiah 40:4. He may not have written that poetry, but he did effectively leverage it to change his cultural paradigm. (-:Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115934518135134925.post-4006005841048929462012-03-30T08:03:45.731-07:002012-03-30T08:03:45.731-07:00Thank you mark for sharing you "Dream IT Depa...Thank you mark for sharing you "Dream IT Department" statement. It is definitely an aspirational goal that will inspire all areas of the IT department. IT is lofty enough to provide vision and yet not so "out there" that will be perceived as unrealistic.<br />BJ JensenBlaine Jensen - Douglas Collegehttp://www.douglascollege.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115934518135134925.post-12728347607251234962012-03-29T11:54:17.975-07:002012-03-29T11:54:17.975-07:00I suspect there are other ways to re-ignite the sp...I suspect there are other ways to re-ignite the spark, but it takes a lot more effort!<br /><br />I'm also surprised to see the re-birth of software development in IT organizations. We're certainly nowhere near a renaissance of new app creation in IT, but the pendulum has begun to swing back towards custom development of organization-unique applications - albeit on a small scale.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />MarkMark Romanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374380690393778843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115934518135134925.post-17460994645462595692012-03-29T11:48:09.149-07:002012-03-29T11:48:09.149-07:00We lost much of our spark around the same time we ...We lost much of our spark around the same time we started to answer the question "what next" with "package". I'm not saying there's anything wrong with packages per se, but the joy of creation disappears about the same time bespoke code for the enterprise was depreciated as a way to solve a problem.<br /><br />When the post-1999 budget crunches and years of compliance implementations followed, the dream definitely died.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09636648210849318913noreply@blogger.com