FW: [LINK] Devil in the Detail

[Daniel Rose]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: link-bounces at anumail0.anu.edu.au 
> [mailto:link-bounces at anumail0.anu.edu.au] On Behalf Of Jan Whitaker
> Posted At: Wednesday, 6 April 2005 08:29 AM
> Posted To: Link List
> Conversation: [LINK] Devil in the Detail
> Subject: Re: [LINK] Devil in the Detail
> 
<SNIP>

> >An average IT shop in an Australian company of more than
> >1000 staff spends more than 60 percent of its entire budget 
> to simply 
> >keep the lights on.
> 
> Uh, yes? And your point?  Should they be spending 60% on 
> development? Why? 
> If it works, maintenance seems to be the name of the game.

Also it indicates that the budget is too small -- by the time they've
paid for the basic essentials there's  barely anything left for anything
else!

Regards,


Daniel Rose
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