Pretty much for the same reason the 2020 Beirut explosion happened.
Company processes
“Strategic vs. transactional” and putting out fires
I think that everyone uses “strategic” and “transactional” differently. One person may say “we’re strategic”, but what they actually do might be termed transactional by another person. If we aren’t certain we are on the same wavelength, “be strategic” becomes a meaningless slogan.
Better, more expensive service
There are always many businesses who are willing to pay for a better service.
Where is my shipment?
It might not occur to customers how hard it is to know where a shipment is.
The bank and the plane
It’s hard for laypeople to handle bank passwords properly. Can computer professionals be trusted with it?
On the Internet
Can remote working be successful? What about remote schooling?
Refusing to believe
Paradoxically, we may sometimes fail in order to not feel failure.
Stories from Greek engineers
Software projects don’t need to be late or exceed the budget—but they need to get rid of a bad tradition.
The believe-in-what-you-wish-for mentality
When we are overwhelmed, our primary urge is to sit down and work, when we should pause and think instead.
We fail to observe ourselves when it’s most needed
Stories from a crêperie.
Self-observation during a project
Lack of self-observation can lead to Increased costs, missed deadlines, unsatisfied customers and frustrated employees. All that while a better solution may be staring you in the face.
Self-observation
Lack of self-observation is detrimental to businesses.