Well, I'm going out on a limb here John (Big sarcasm intended and big grin due to the personal attacks you receive here on the UT, but it's Friday so I'll risk it :o) and supporting you 100% in this statement. That's LIFE and that is how businesses prosper and continue to prosper in the future regardless of technological changes.

Tracy

>Business requirements should be what drives I/T. Unless an I/T solution is directly addressing a specific business challenge, it should not be undertaken. Also, ideal I/T solution specifications are generated independent of a specific technology.
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>The sooner technology folks come to understand this reality, the incidence failed/death march projects will diminish.
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>>>I would say there are more business implications than technical implications. And FWIW, the business implications are what normally do and should drive the decision...
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>>normally do -- yes
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>>and should -- only from a bean counter's or manager's point of view ;)