...and I think you're 100% wrong on this. It is not illegal [sic] for them to bundle software where a marketplace exists. The problem comes where you can't unbundle (such as IE) or where you force the suppliers not to preload with your competitor's wares (such as Netscape)....and "some courts have already begun to investigate...". I think you're talking out of the wrong end. What courts? In any judiciary I've come across, courts don't investigate they adjudicate. If it was a crime (if's not) then the police investigate. If it's a civil offense then it is up to the competitors to mount a legal challenge.
You need to get hold of a copy of John Seddon's book "In Pursuit of Quality: Case Against ISO 9000". If you're stuck with a mandate to comply then at least it should help you avoid the most common pitfalls. There's an article at http://www.iso.org/iso/en/iso9000-14000/addresourc es/articles/pdf/viewpoint_4-98.pdf where he summarises his position.
You can't force teams and traditions to evolve but you can do plenty to make sure they don't.
Spend an hour or so thinking about all the things you could do to kill a good team environment (favouritism, demand for homogenous desk space, etc etc). Once you've got a list of these just stop doing them! Stay out of the way and, if you've got a decent bunch of people, they'll sort themselves out.
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...and I think you're 100% wrong on this. It is not illegal [sic] for them to bundle software where a marketplace exists. The problem comes where you can't unbundle (such as IE) or where you force the suppliers not to preload with your competitor's wares (such as Netscape). ...and "some courts have already begun to investigate...". I think you're talking out of the wrong end. What courts? In any judiciary I've come across, courts don't investigate they adjudicate. If it was a crime (if's not) then the police investigate. If it's a civil offense then it is up to the competitors to mount a legal challenge.
You need to get hold of a copy of John Seddon's book "In Pursuit of Quality: Case Against ISO 9000". If you're stuck with a mandate to comply then at least it should help you avoid the most common pitfalls. There's an article at http://www.iso.org/iso/en/iso9000-14000/addresourc es/articles/pdf/viewpoint_4-98.pdf where he summarises his position.
You can't force teams and traditions to evolve but you can do plenty to make sure they don't.
Spend an hour or so thinking about all the things you could do to kill a good team environment (favouritism, demand for homogenous desk space, etc etc). Once you've got a list of these just stop doing them! Stay out of the way and, if you've got a decent bunch of people, they'll sort themselves out.
Have a look at http://www.solarmower.com/tech/frameset.htm Dave Mac