| In a systems
engineering tutorial in 1999, Howard Eisner commented that he wish he could
understand why some authors' books were so widely read, particularly by
upper management.
I thought about how fad of the
day was so fleeting while there is such enduring values in so many basic
practices. Perhaps the process du' jour is read because it seems to offer quick solutions to saving or making money -- a strong
business driver at all levels. |
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Making systems thinking have immediate value
could be a good thing.
Also contributing to my willingness to take
on this task are the many start-up challenges I repeated faced during my
career. We seemed to be solving the same startup and small project
problems over and over. Efforts to used watered-down version of more
extensive processes more suited to larger or more mature efforts did not
give the results I wanted nor were easy enough to use.
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