Good business is just good basics blocking and tackling, he said. But a lot of companies just don t get it, and that s where IT consulting and solutions providers such as Strategic Technologies come in. I m often asked why technology projects go south. There are three reasons, said Shook. First, there was an inaccurate requirements analysis.
Companies try to fix the wrong thing.
You may develop great solutions to the wrong problem. It s like going to the hospital and leaving with a great facelift, but you went in for knee surgery. Second, there is ineffective senior management collaboration. The president has got to say I m in this thing, and I support it fully. The last point is training.