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Yep, large companies work like congress. First you need something core to start a bill around. Let's make a law that makes it easier to buy guns. But no one i
by jacurtis 5y ago
Yep, large companies work like congress.
First you need something core to start a bill around. Let's make a law that makes it easier to buy guns.
But no one is going to vote for that, so let's give it a name you CAN'T say no to. It will henceforth be known as "The Child and Family Home Protection Act".
Great we have a cool name and we have a law significant enough to send to the floor of congress. Now let's get enough people to promise to vote for it so we don't waste our time. Oh, Congressman X says that he would vote for it as long as we add another law about funding polar bear research. Sure, whatever just add it in, we need the votes. Congresswoman Y says she will vote for it if we add a law about requiring masks at church. We need the votes, tack it on. Congressman Z has been trying to get more tanks sent to Afghanistan for nearly a decade, if we add that in I bet he will vote for out law too.
Then these things get bundled up and sent to the floor where people vote on laws with fun marketing names added to them.
The same thing happens in business. You start off with a core project like a new ERP system. Give it a complex sounding name that no one in accounts payable will say no to. Then we add in a bunch of computers into the budget that we have been trying to get for 2 years. Add a new printer. Throw in some docker desktop licenses for our developers, and then bundle it up and send it to Accounts Payable. Bam, now you have docker desktop licenses and new computers. You're welcome.
- ev1 5y agoYou forgot a critical part of bill names - there has to be a terribly forced backronym made out of it.