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From: "MacDonald, Stephen" <Stephen -dot- MacDonald -at- Aspect -dot- com>
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> There ARE processes that add value. I have worked with them.
Unfortunately, with the advent of things like ISO certification, CMM, and
the like, process has changed from something that helps, to something that
is inflicted.
Processes -should- make a job easier.
Bad processes however merely get in the way.
"The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home."
(Confucius)
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Suzanne Topping
Localization Unlimited
(Globalization Process Improvement Consulting and Training)
(Send me an email to join the North East Localization Special Interest
Group, an email distribution list which acts as a discussion forum for
localization issues.)