I'll go point by point...<g>

>No... I am makng the argument that somebody in a position of responsibility should not mandate that a system bend to their requirements in light of what the negative consquences would be.

This is true, but the mandate translates into "make a usable interface to the product" NOT "please F up the product"
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>I am most definitely not making the argument that managers should /need to be experts in all they manage. That would be most impractable and inefficient.
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>Good managers know their respective limitations...
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>As for your last statement in trying to dove-tail macro economic theory, I'll pass on that...< s >....

LOL! I don't pretend to be an economist, not even part-time.
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>Finally, with respect to whom we "make this stuff" accessible, I would make the argument that if you are an IT person, your boss is an IT person as well. The question is whether you are talking about IT management or end-users.
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End-users, IT managers sometimes find themselves in both groups.

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>Also, I am not an IT person....< s >... Corproate IT and management is the very embodiment of inefficiency on ineffectiveness. Show me a corporate IT department and I will show you a collection of "empty suits". This isn't always the case mind you. But for the most part, it is true...
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Oh God, don't I know it... I deal with IT depts of large banks, that are our clients.
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Well, to clarify, I AM the IT 'manager' of my company, and my boss is the owner of the company, and hence NOT an IT manager. Albeit a small company, where my department consists of myself and 2 other guys, so I actually have to work for a living, rather than just tell other people what to do (heh..)

Jim