I think we need to think about capabilities more. Not just use the word but really think it through.
Eg. From here
Month: March 2012
- trying to come up with “business justification” for technology decisions
- arguing about whether something is a “real data warehouse”
- discussing the difference between an “issue” and a “risk” rather than working through the issue and risk register
- saying “I’m not a technical person” when you really want to say “I’m too important for this discussion”
- saying “you’re not seeing the big picture” when there clearly isn’t one
Twelve years is a long time. But I found this on my laptop last night – although it’s 12 years old it’s still a pretty good representation of how I think about what I do.
Sometimes it’s not really much more complicated than this:
Governance is politics in the same room
If you find yourself whispering in the corner “it’s so political around here” you should all get in the same room.