[LINK] IS SA & the missing architects WAS Re: FOI denied: $1mil charge to restore backup

[Nicholas English]

Yes, 'you can't sell a problem' My <rant> overtook my expression.
My point was that even if the problem is defined the cost model always
focuses on 'the' solution delivery.
Oh and as to 'I/S Architects' there is no qualification nor is there a
requirement that they carry insurance if their 'structures' fall over

Nicholas English


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On 20/09/2012, at 11:05 AM, Bernard Robertson-Dunn <brd at iimetro.com.au> wrote:

> On 20/09/2012 4:37 PM, Nicholas English wrote:
>> IS & SA and the missing Architect
>> Solutions is what consultancies
>
> I'd go further than that. Solutions is what ALL vendors sell - you can't sell a problem.
>
> Government makes things even worse through the business case/RFT/RFP process. The problem is hidden away behind contracts and requirements. Somebody, somewhere has decided they want a solution. That's it. Just get on with delivering the solution.
>
> IMHO, that's why between a third and a half of all IT projects fail - the solution isn't clear enough (the requirements are wrong and/or incomplete) or the requirements are for a solution that doesn't solve the problem. Or maybe both.
>
> Also IMHO architects are usually the wrong people or doing the wrong job. The wrong people because they don't understand they should be solving the problem and doing the wrong job because they end up designing technical solutions without knowing what  they should be basing their decisions on (The problem, if you haven't guessed).
>
> --
> Regards
> brd
>
> Bernard Robertson-Dunn
> Canberra Australia
> email:   brd at iimetro.com.au
> website: www.drbrd.com
>