IT is at fault too (Score 2, Interesting)

While I agree with some here who have shed light on the fact that business team members usually have a poor opinion of technology team members but sometimes I've seen this is the fault of the tech person. In my experience tech people tend to leave business causes and methods at the door either because they aren't familiar with them or the are more involved in their own missions that may or may not align with the business as a whole. I've seen IT architects that are more concerned with pushing out their upgrades and/or their infrastructure "upgrades" (usually to prove to the organization their position in the company) that the neglect to take into account the real mission and goals of the organization. In my opinion IT exists solely for the business, not the other way around. And I'd like to see some IT managers come up with a vision for IT that involves seeing ways to improve or support the business FIRST and then coming up with the solution (instead of having a technology and then finding a way to fit it into the company).