Comments on: Physics of IT – Mass (of People) http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2009/07/16/physics_of_it-mass_people/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Thoughts About the Corporate World We Live In Sun, 22 Jan 2012 03:45:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Russ Aebig http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2009/07/16/physics_of_it-mass_people/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Russ Aebig Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:53:29 +0000 http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/?p=373#comment-19 Vaughan, Well stated. There are many ways to look at mass. As with most things many people have their own lens they see the world through. While these varied viewpoints each provide value, a composite view in most cases provides the most informative look at the mass of an IT organization. I do like your idea of a scorecard to assess mass. This would provide the necessary quantitative measures (from multiple diverse perspectives) which will allow for measurement and more concrete analysis of current state, and means to assess and quantify impact of future decisions. I look forward to further discussions with the blogosphere on this general topic. Vaughan,

Well stated. There are many ways to look at mass. As with most things many people have their own lens they see the world through. While these varied viewpoints each provide value, a composite view in most cases provides the most informative look at the mass of an IT organization.

I do like your idea of a scorecard to assess mass. This would provide the necessary quantitative measures (from multiple diverse perspectives) which will allow for measurement and more concrete analysis of current state, and means to assess and quantify impact of future decisions. I look forward to further discussions with the blogosphere on this general topic.

]]> By: Vaughan Merlyn http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/2009/07/16/physics_of_it-mass_people/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Vaughan Merlyn Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:33:07 +0000 http://russaebig.com/directionallycorrect/?p=373#comment-16 This is a very interesting perspective, Russ! I'm wondering where you are going with this? It seems that some mass adds value, while other mass subtracts value. I see organizations where my promotion opportunities and "worth" are a function of how many headcount I have reporting to me. (I consider this a value subtracting factor), whereas other organizations where my value is a function of my competency footprint (a value adding factor). Therefore, you might derive a scoring method, that looks at the sources of mass (employees, external, shadow, etc.) and which add versus subtract value. As I say, I think you are on to something, and look forward to seeing where you take this. This is a very interesting perspective, Russ! I’m wondering where you are going with this? It seems that some mass adds value, while other mass subtracts value. I see organizations where my promotion opportunities and “worth” are a function of how many headcount I have reporting to me. (I consider this a value subtracting factor), whereas other organizations where my value is a function of my competency footprint (a value adding factor).

Therefore, you might derive a scoring method, that looks at the sources of mass (employees, external, shadow, etc.) and which add versus subtract value.

As I say, I think you are on to something, and look forward to seeing where you take this.

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