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Software projects require us to write documents. This is especially true on government and outsourced contracts, which often require developers to come up with requirements, design specifications, and/or maintenance documents. But software developers write software for a living, not documents. Developers are neither adept at, nor fond of, writing documents. This lack of skill and desire is a bad combination. Writing a decent document under these circumstances takes too much time.
The 1999 Worldwide Benchmark Report:
US Trends in IT Finance and Business Performance by Howard Rubin
US Trends in IT Finance and Business Performance by Howard Rubin
It's not how much you spend on IT, it's how you spend it!
BUSINESS-DRIVEN FUNDING PRACTICES
This report is about money -- lots of money. In case you've been hiding out for a decade or so, IT organizations are collectively spending just over US $1 billion per day just on the external procurement of IT services. Yes, that's right: the $1 billion per day is exclusive of hardware costs.
Funding strategy is essential to your business-IT alignment success. If you mishandle this element of alignment, you'll have a tough time digging yourself out of chaos. Without a clear, unambiguous funding strategy, you referee more often than you navigate. It's essential that you get a good handle on what you spend, who spends it, who is responsible, and how you pay the IT bills in your organization.