Informing upper management of fly-shit in the pepper often backfires. Since I happen to know Hellraizr personally and was privy to the incidences to which he refers, I can vouch for the validity of his statements. However, this is an opportunity which can be exploited, if approached with the proper attitude.
Instead of making this meeting a bitch session, I would use the time to explain the direction of IT, both universally as well as locally to the company. Try to explain how IT could be improved, remaining flexible and adaptable to growth with an adequate budget and provisions for upgrading infrastructure (personell, hardware, etc.) I would especially refrain from an inference to difficult issues and any incompetantcies.
Anyone who has been in IT for more than a couple of years knows that management considers IT a necessary evil and not a contributor to the bottom line. We are simply tolerated and only appreciated when we play "Wizard" and make a problem go away. Kinda like being a cop....hours of boredom with the occasional moment of panic. Any reference to gross inadequacies will only bring on unwanted sweeping changes that often result in a leap backwards instead of a step forward. Put all your thoughts and ideas on paper and devise a well thought-out presentation. Don't let the meeting degenerate into a chaotic bantering of half-baked ideas and complaints. Keep it postive and well-focused and the opportunity will bear fruit.
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Informing upper management of fly-shit in the pepper often backfires. Since I happen to know Hellraizr personally and was privy to the incidences to which he refers, I can vouch for the validity of his statements. However, this is an opportunity which can be exploited, if approached with the proper attitude. Instead of making this meeting a bitch session, I would use the time to explain the direction of IT, both universally as well as locally to the company. Try to explain how IT could be improved, remaining flexible and adaptable to growth with an adequate budget and provisions for upgrading infrastructure (personell, hardware, etc.) I would especially refrain from an inference to difficult issues and any incompetantcies. Anyone who has been in IT for more than a couple of years knows that management considers IT a necessary evil and not a contributor to the bottom line. We are simply tolerated and only appreciated when we play "Wizard" and make a problem go away. Kinda like being a cop....hours of boredom with the occasional moment of panic. Any reference to gross inadequacies will only bring on unwanted sweeping changes that often result in a leap backwards instead of a step forward. Put all your thoughts and ideas on paper and devise a well thought-out presentation. Don't let the meeting degenerate into a chaotic bantering of half-baked ideas and complaints. Keep it postive and well-focused and the opportunity will bear fruit.