Lesson 3 - Not everything you do is important This lesson applies mainly to large organizations but it is worth noting. Due to delays in addressing the Millennium Bug, some organizations faced conducting a triage of their software because they had insufficient time and resources to repair everything. The software triage inevitably meant a business triage, a source of considerable debate and differing views. An inability to prioritize business activities is a sign of leadership problems and a possible long- term issue. The ability to prioritize business activities may have raised other issues.
Many people associate criticality with job security.
The association is not entirely valid. Yet, the payroll function can be easily outsourced. A corporate culture change is required to break this association. For some organizations, applying different levels of criticality to business activities is a new concept. IT Managers should seize the opportunity to exploit this new awareness, particularly when planning is being conducted.