IT Systems Aren’t Evaluated by Takeover Artists?

Having been in the technology-enablement-of-business-processes industry for over 20 years I’m still amazed that the value of excellent IT systems and underlying data is not recognized. The latest example of this is in CFO magazine’s article on new software and services that help companies assess the IT assets of acquisition targets. Bruce Richardson of AMR revealed that “IT systems are the last things managers focus on” largely because of the time it takes to evaluate IT assets.
Lack of evaluation leads to lack of understanding that bad underlying data creates information and reports that mislead acquiring companies. I go back …read more