Latha - my dear cousin - with whom I am quite close called up today and discussed some thing which we have been wanting to do for a long time. The funny thing is that both of us are in an industry which has its unique characteristics. We laugh at it, we work in it, we learn from it and we will continue to talk about it... For me, especially since I come from an industry which is so used to order, process, systems and structured way of doing things, this industry is so different. In the garb of strategy, some bizzare things are done and are rewarded by customers and employers alike. You may call the customers gullible or may term the operators as smart. In any case, things are the same. Fundamentally things do not change and operate in the same quintessential petty mindedness and selfishness in their individual pursuit for power and money.
Coming back to Latha, she has been saying that we have to do something on this and perhaps present some findings / paper based on our observations and collective experience in this industry. I think it is a great idea. There is so much of talk these days about processes, quality, value - add, innovation, thought leadership etc etc. What each one of them means is not clear to the proponents themselves. I think we have a responsibility to talk about it and at the same time not loathe it or despise it. We could create some thing which people should think about, reflect and perhaps prepare themselves to face situations when they are wading through the colourful experience in the IT industry. We are hopeful we will get to have something interesting over the coming months.
