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How often do you actually have control over the entire process of anything? Even website development, unless you’re going to handle raw TCP sockets, you’re goin
by OkGoDoIt 3y ago
How often do you actually have control over the entire process of anything? Even website development, unless you’re going to handle raw TCP sockets, you’re going to build on top of someone else’s tools one way or another. And in a business world, you almost always have to deal with other teams, other people, other priorities. Even when you run a company, not all of your employees and partners can always do things exactly the way you want. Having a flexible tool that works in the real world on real world data on top of real world processes is incredibly valuable.
- bumby 3y agoI think you're engaging in some dichotomous thinking. I'm not making the claim you'd have to have "control over the entire process". What I'm cautioning against is just looking to the tail end of a process and assuming that's where you need to add leverage. Even in your examples, yes, you have to work with other teams. "Control" doesn't mean you have dictatorial control over those teams. But it does sometimes mean you have build relationships, leverage what you can, and explain the value to those that do have some modicum of control. The idea that we just throw our hands up and jump to workarounds is often an excuse for taking the short-term easy at the expense of a better long-term solution.