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I guess I wasn't clear. I realize that businesses need to survive in the eco-system created by crazy laws and ill-thought out regulations and contracts. I was

• m104 15y ago
  Ah, look at that, I totally misread where you were going! ;-) In my experience, regulations and crazy laws aren't really a competitive advantage or disadvantage because all of the market players are playing by similar rules. I'm not saying that there's no negative effect to bad regs and laws, but the costs are shared fairly equally. I've never worked at a business that was cut off at the knees by new laws or regs. I'm sure it's happened, but I'm not convinced it's common. What I have witnessed though, many times at many employers, is pure self-inflicted complexity. The did-they-even-consider-the-cost kind of complexity that is nightmarish to implement and hampers future changes. As an IT pro I can't do much about the laws and regulations, but I can advise and design business systems in ways to avoid complexity traps and help accommodate more sane business processes.
  • lsc 15y ago
    >As an IT pro I can't do much about the laws and regulations, but I can advise and design business systems in ways to avoid complexity traps and help accommodate more sane business processes. This, I think, is a very healthy attitude; Focus on what you can change rather than railing against things that won't.