The trading example you mention illustrates how organizations can benefit by allowing people to innovate within the business units, see what works, and implemen

The trading example you mention illustrates how organizations can benefit by allowing people to innovate within the business units, see what works, and implement the successful ideas in a more scalable form. One of the challenges is whether the person/people who developed the spreadsheet version and the enterprise development team can successfully manage a transition to a formal enterprise project. Sometimes, the people who build these spreadsheets see the job as their domain, and see outsiders as treading on their turf, while the development team is not always sensitive to the ownership issues.