Introduction ix
Acknowledgements xiii
Abbreviations xvii
Part I Blinded by Specs 1
1 In Search of the Fundamentals 3
The more things change, the more they stay the same 3
A worldwide phenomenon 4
How the traditional IT model started 5
The construction industry trap 6
The free lunch trap 7
Houses of ill repute 8
A business problem rather than an IT problem 10
IT and original sin 12
No sacred cows 1...
Introduction ix
Acknowledgements xiii
Abbreviations xvii
Part I Blinded by Specs 1
1 In Search of the Fundamentals 3
The more things change, the more they stay the same 3
A worldwide phenomenon 4
How the traditional IT model started 5
The construction industry trap 6
The free lunch trap 7
Houses of ill repute 8
A business problem rather than an IT problem 10
IT and original sin 12
No sacred cows 1...