- The 12-Step Program for Hiring an IT Services Provider
- The 12-Step Program for Hiring an IT Services Provider – Step 1
- The 12-Step Program for Hiring an IT Services Provider – Step 2
- The 12-Step Program for Hiring an IT Services Provider – Step 3
- The 12-Step Program for Hiring an IT Services Provider – Step 4
- The 12-Step Program for Hiring an IT Services Provider – Step 5
- The 12-Step Program for Hiring an IT Services Provider – Step 6
- The 12-Step Program for Hiring an IT Services Provider – Step 7
- The 12-Step Program for Hiring an IT Services Provider – Step 8
- The 12-Step Program for Hiring an IT Services Provider – Step 9
- The 12-Step Program for Hiring an IT Services Provider – Step 10
- The 12-Step Program for Hiring an IT Services Provider – Step 11
- The 12-Step Program for Hiring an IT Services Provider – Step 12
- The 12-Step Program for Hiring an IT Services Provider – See More Slideshows Like This One
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.
The 12-Step Program for Hiring an IT Services Provider – See More Slideshows Like This One

- 10 More Stupid Things Smart IT People Still Do
- The Five Stages of


