Don't Just Do Something, Stand There

[liadnan]

V. good article by Daniel Davies on Comment is Free about the desirability of stasis. With particular reference to large public sector IT systems, but his points apply across the board:

"The phrase "The status quo is no longer an option" is reliably the leper's bell of the modern managerial idiot. It is almost always wrong. Like Status Quo, the status quo is often vastly underrated simply because it is unfashionable. The great thing about the status quo is that it is not any worse than the status quo. Surprisingly few proposals for "radical and far reaching reform" can actually beat this standard."

Comments also worth reading, including in particular DD:

"If anyone thinks I posted this purely in order to start a flamewar with BBC Micro owners, you are right. Face it, your games sucked. Your Dunlop and Fila trainers were crap too."

(It makes sense in context.)

Comments

[rhythmaning.livejournal.com]

Tahnks for this; very interesting. It resonated so much on experiences I have had in the private sector that I have nabbed the link! Ta!