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The nine-hour meeting, #535
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Please note that this letter is in-process; the following are my notes

Dear Adam,
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From story #46: "One of my colleagues told a story of having to travel four hours to a hotel on the coast in the Dominican Republic for a one-hour conference call on a pay phone and then drive four hours back to his office, a nine-hour day for one meeting!"

When we connected his office and installed a VOIP phone, it became a one-hour meeting--
a 9:1 savings in time; that’s what technology can do!

Expanded moral to the story: If we do more things like this in IT, this is the kind of impact we can have. These are the types of stories that an IT department can tell and say, so, if we do more things like this, this is the kind of impact we can have.
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Sincerely yours,
Ed
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References...

Takeaways:

IT stories from your own organization can be a powerful part of your IT vision

Discussion Questions:


For Further Reading:

See “Draw Another Picture,” #46,
http://www.hpmd.com/hpmd/personal/LTYMstories.nsf/links/046




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