Big Misconception

Post #80,772 by boxley 2/10/03 8:18:46 PM Reply	Big Misconception Being an IT staffer I don't know much about Accounting or Marketing or Business Administration, that is the job of the other departments. Being an IT staffer, it is my job to know how a computer works and how to fix it or write programs for it, not other departments. I don't go over to Accounting and try to balance the books, for example If you dont know how to balance the books how can you write an accounting program? How can you design a CRM if you know nothing about marketing? Business administration is a prime funtion of IT. We administrate the business electronically. This is the biggest problem IT faces, if you cannot understand the business you are in your programs will never be satisfactory, the users will see you (rightly) as a hinderence and the users will attempt to control their PC's BECAUSE you are not responsive, not in spite of you but because you dont know or want to know how the business is rum. It was this attitude of the Frame folks that caused the PC revolution and it is your attitude which will drive the nextgen into a new way of using machines for efficiency. I will be with them because I know business from top to bottom in all the major Industries. thanx, bill will work for cash and other incentives [link\|http://home.tampabay.rr.com/boxley/resume/Resume.html\|skill set] questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org]
Post #80,837 by orion 2/11/03 12:57:20 AM Reply	But we are not taught that in school it is not part of having an IT Degree. Just light accounting and business classes. Usually meeting with the end users who understand these things can work out a decent program that can do what they want. My point is that your average IT staffer isn't trained in the way a business works any more than your average coworker from another department is trained how to write computer programs. It is a matter of teamwork to get it done between the two groups. For example, I learned a bit how a lawfirm does stuff by meeting with people from other departments and getting more info on what the program should do and the way to do it. Before I got hired, I had no idea how a lawfirm runs, or what is expected out of the programs. Sometimes there is a communication breakdown, where they say one thing, but meant another. But yes to write certain programs you must have computer knowledge plus knowledge in that other area to be very effective. Your average recent college graduate isn't going to have that sort of knowledge. Someone working in that area for a few years would be better suited for the job. Uh, do I still need to list my points after I make my statements, or can you guys figure them out by now? [link\|http://pub75.ezboard.com/bantiiwethey\| New and improved, Chicken Delvits!]
Post #80,864 by boxley 2/11/03 8:15:17 AM Reply	Sorry, I know them and I didnt go to school will work for cash and other incentives [link\|http://home.tampabay.rr.com/boxley/resume/Resume.html\|skill set] questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org]
Post #80,882 by Arkadiy 2/11/03 9:48:57 AM Reply	Helpdesk people aren't trained to understand the company business. Internal IT developers are (or should be) trained to _gather_requirements_. When requirement gathering is done, a developer should know enough about the business to improve it with computers. And, above all, the developer has to understand the limits of his/her knowlege - where to stop and ask more questions. -- We have only 2 things to worry about: That things will never get back to normal, and that they already have.
Post #80,904 by tseliot 2/11/03 10:54:54 AM Reply	I thought your points were clear enough this time Many fears are born of stupidity and ignorance - Which you should be feeding with rumour and generalisation. BOfH, 2002 "Episode" 10

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