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MIT Sloan school of Management came out with research stating that businesses that want fast, flexible and responsive Information Technology capabilities, otherwise stated as the ability to go from concept to implementation and successful execution quickly, and more importantly successfully, MUST have a core of discipline, structure, and well defined and proven processes implemented in the I.T. Department and staff.
Funny, if everybody knows what to do, how to act, what steps precede and follow one another. People can be successful. I might sound a bit sarcastic at this point, but, as the owner of an IT services company that has been proposing such a position, and implementing this approach for over four years, this is great external validation.

Problem, why I am up at night writing this. Entrepreneurs are typically very driven people, creative and full of energy... go go go.... just get it done!! How many times do I hear, Just get it done by "fill in the date". This reactive and chaotic atmosphere creates a wild west culture that delivers results that are unpredictable, un-scalable, and un-reliable. How can a company scale, grow, be nimble and responsive to new market opportunities, new product/service line opportunities, etc. when the foundation of the business is unstable, undisciplined and no-body has control?

how do we get business leaders, entrepreneurs to understand the value of process and methodology? The value of doing IT right the first time?