I like to think that such a temple exists not only in the minds of many but in a forest of maybe Cambodia/Vietnam/Thailand or elsewhere. Not seeking publicity but building up a vast wealth to be used for good deeds. Made of dreams more than bricks and mortar but who knows.
Sorry for the late reply, as I was taken away by an ambulance yesterday, after I got a burst hernia from all the laughing The answer is.... A Twix Bar J_S
Nothing wrong with due process. Those processes are there because the internal customers complained, and techs couldn't figure out what they did before last weekend after doing what they've been told by users. So processes were put in place, and some companies succeeded and shared those processes, standardizing them into what has now become ITIL. Again, nothing wrong with ITIL. If you don't use it as a roadblock, but as documentation of work in progress and completed issues, it's just common sense and should instead be an opportunity to improve transparency. IT people used to sit next to customers and users, they used to be much more agile. But people talking to eachother and finding solutions on their own becomes unmanagable and risky. Internal customers complained, and risks and costs were cut down by compartmentalizing tasks in organizations. This has made managers useful again, but innovation and creativity are stopped, because they are unwanted, because nobody in the organization has anything to gain from it. The results of your company and organization are the results of its shifting priorities and changing market conditions. As long as there's no incentive, nothing to gain by improvement, radical innovation will be performed by better and leaner organizations, startups, that reward creativity, innovation and experimentation. Such results are typical of cost-cutting companies and leadership, until they become completely obsoleted, having missed the boat for so many years. Typical tale, and has nothing to do with "IT", but the top leadership and people conducting the "real" business. If you hire and fire people for doing exactly as they're told and nothing else, that's what you get, nothing more, certainly not risk-takers. Those companies and organizations with leadership that are allergic to technology, something which spreads throughout, will soon find themselves way behind the curve..
Hey Simples, Thanks for the reply. Your concern is actually why I am here today. You say the IT do not listen or sit down with their internal customers. Let me be your IT, with the tools you use today, what challenges are you faced with? If you could have the perfect trading platform, what would it include?
Problems I face are setting up a routine to regularly check my trades and investments, with so much going on it slips my mind for days at a time.