The 12-Step Program for Hiring an IT Services Provider
The 12-Step Program for Hiring an IT Services Provider
by Mike Vizard; illustrated by Brian Moore
The 12-Step Program for Hiring an IT Services Provider - Step 1
We admitted that we were powerless over IT - that our lives had become unmanageable.
The 12-Step Program for Hiring an IT Services Provider - Step 2
Came to believe that an outside consultant greater than ourselves could restore our systems.
The 12-Step Program for Hiring an IT Services Provider - Step 3
Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to a smarter IT power.
The 12-Step Program for Hiring an IT Services Provider - Step 4
Made a searching inventory of our real IT skills.
The 12-Step Program for Hiring an IT Services Provider - Step 5
Admitted to everyone the exact nature of our IT wrongs.
The 12-Step Program for Hiring an IT Services Provider - Step 6
Were entirely ready to have an IT services company remove all our defects.
The 12-Step Program for Hiring an IT Services Provider - Step 7
Humbly asked our bosses for funding to remove our shortcomings.
The 12-Step Program for Hiring an IT Services Provider - Step 8
Made a list of all the users we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
The 12-Step Program for Hiring an IT Services Provider - Step 9
Made actual amends to end users, except when those amends, as in most cases, would cause more additional harm than good.
The 12-Step Program for Hiring an IT Services Provider - Step 10
Continue to take inventory of our IT skills, and when we don't know something, promptly admit it.
The 12-Step Program for Hiring an IT Services Provider - Step 11
Sought through meditation and training to improve our IT skills.
The 12-Step Program for Hiring an IT Services Provider - Step 12
Having had an IT awakening, we are prepared to share what we have learned with others.
