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> it often seems to be 20 people taking 6 months to do something that should take 5 people 6 weeks Sounds just like "enterprise" IT to me, tbh.
by jen20 1y ago
> it often seems to be 20 people taking 6 months to do something that should take 5 people 6 weeks
Sounds just like "enterprise" IT to me, tbh.
- aerostable_slug 1y agoLeadership can reform enterprise IT, sometimes including staffing cuts while also improving productivity. I have personally seen this happen. It can actually get better. This is why some people are optimistic about recent efforts at doing the same in government bureaucracy. It's possible to trend upwards.
- jen20 1y agoI’ve seen that happen in government too: GDS. As a rule it does not though.
- gopher_space 1y agoLeadership needs to be seen as both competent and trustworthy by employees to pull this off. Otherwise it’s the death spiral.
- wredcoll 1y agoSure, it's possible, but unlikely. And nobody ever notices or appreciates the efficient and effective goverment agencies. Honestly the main problem is the fed gov has terrible pr.