Simplicity
It’s back to school. In the next few days my column in the FT will address the subject of IT and simplicity. There is a trend in business and life to seek out simplicity. The 80:20 rule and Parkinson’s Law, coupled with thinking by Edward de Bono all suggest that we can simplify everything whilst not losing the essence of what it is we are trying to achieve.
So I ask the question, does IT lend itself to simplification? Most would answer yes arguing that IT is too complex and therefore unmanageable. Surely emerging themes such as virtualisation and cloud computing are examples of the industry recognising that simplicity is the way forward?
In my forthcoming column I propose that looking at how to simplify IT at this stage of its evolution as an industry is simplistic. And thus attempts to improve IT value by focusing on simplification will not cut it.
Here is the link, which by 17th September should have the link to the piece I am referring to. I look forward to getting your thoughts on this.
