Too many cooks spoil the APPLE pie!

In IT, break-down of communication or miscommunication is regarded as one of main reasons for project failure. It is understood that the top-down approach faces many difficulties consequently, to ameliorate this, workshops, formal and informal meetings are encouraged. Basically, 'talking' (communication) to each other is encouraged to know what others are doing (how much it is practiced or succeeds is another matter!). Apple's 'need to know basis' management approach is interesting, especially for us as we have been working on a paper which addresses these aspects. as the stratagy approach flatly contridicts the wisdom that cross sylo communication is a good thing.

It needs to be said that there are fundamental differences between Apple's product building and IT's business system building. However, there are some underpinning aspects and ideas that could be, incorporated into IT management; if you want to get it done hire a dictator!

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk "They don't do things by committee and having one person's vision drive the whole ship is hugely important," he said. "They can do things so much faster and so much more efficiently they just waste a lot less time spinning their wheels," he added. But part of the secret behind its powerful brand is the way the firm is run, with employees only having access to information on a need-to-know-basis.