According to a popular song, “You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you just might find you get what you need.” Words of wisdom in popular culture. We often want to bite off more than we can chew, especially when we see exciting new technology. Yet think of it this way: Would you give your grandmother an iPhone 3G for Christmas if she has never touched a PC before? It might be an incredible piece of technology that can hold her photos, her shopping lists, her favorite music … but if she cannot figure out how to turn it on, it’s not much use, is it?

Likewise, many companies get excited about business technology. Software vendors promise to solve all of their problems with the click of a button. And, to be fair, the tools they provide might be able to do just that. But if your organization is not mature enough to handle it, you might as well put the software right up on a shelf immediately after purchase. It will not be rolled out, it will not be used, and it will be a total waste of money. For example, are you looking for a complex, sophisticated PPM solution while your team members aren’t even tracking time to tasks yet? Are you hoping for the latest cutting edge resource management technology, but you can’t even say who will be available to work on your project next month?

All of us have to crawl before we walk, though we can often forget this.

- April Boland, Journyx Communications Coordinator