Re: Discovering new relationships
From: mountain man <hobbit_at_southern_seaweed.com.op>
Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:02:24 GMT
Message-ID: <koIHh.8493$8U4.3821_at_news-server.bigpond.net.au>
> I didn't put my admittedly sarcastic attitude about this topic very
> clearly.
> As of ten years ago, most change management was seat-of-the-pants,
> ignorant of any theory, relying on adhoc rules-of-thumb or so-called
> "best practices", a euphemism for basically nothing, "applied" by a
> selection of mostly mediocre people from various disciplines.
Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:02:24 GMT
Message-ID: <koIHh.8493$8U4.3821_at_news-server.bigpond.net.au>
"paul c" <toledobythesea_at_oohay.ac> wrote in message
news:j1AHh.1241783$1T2.891766_at_pd7urf2no...
> mountain man wrote:
>> "paul c" <toledobythesea_at_oohay.ac> wrote in message >> news:2I4Gh.1209192$R63.892904_at_pd7urf1no... >> >>>mountain man wrote: >>>... >>> >>>>Database systems theory can instruct you only to a >>>>certain level about change management. Practice >>>>on the other hand, with live and volatile and changing >>>>data, will also instruct you in the more practical matters >>>>of evolving relationships in changing schemas. >>>>... >>> >>>This post reminds me of how much I think it is a shame how this group >>>spends most of its time dispelling nonsense instead of suggesting >>>progress. I agree completely with the first sentence above, but the >>>second leads nowhere. >> >> >> Are you suggesting that there is everything to be gained from >> the theory of database systems, and nothing to be gained by >> actually working hands-on with database systems which are >> to be evolved and change-managed? >> ... >
> I didn't put my admittedly sarcastic attitude about this topic very
> clearly.
>
> As of ten years ago, most change management was seat-of-the-pants,
> ignorant of any theory, relying on adhoc rules-of-thumb or so-called
> "best practices", a euphemism for basically nothing, "applied" by a
> selection of mostly mediocre people from various disciplines.
We are discussing the change management of databases and their schemas. I presume, and not the change management of the coffee facilities. Go back 20 years to get a better picture.
> Being
> that way, they were mostly unaware of database theory. I suspect
> nothing about that has changed. If so, change management "practice" now
> lags a further ten years behind.
One moment. Excuse the interruption.
Who, precisely, do you mean by "they".
Be as specific as you please.
Received on Thu Mar 08 2007 - 01:02:24 CET