ROI In IT Planning

Why projects are always dealyed?

There is a myth that runs around in the technology world that no matter what project you do, it is bound to be delayed. What I don't understand is why this is so? why cant they be finished on time. Is it because we don't plan well or its just the nature of project itself that tend to make it delayed.

Is CSR just a gimmick marketing tool?

I was flying down from Karachi to Lahore and as always had the luxury of sitting in one of those cramped seats of PIA. Anyways, the most interesting part of flying in a jam packed 8 am flight is that you get to see and interact with a lot of professionals from various industries. Just two seats besides me there was this mid aged lady who had the most intense perfume on. Just by looking at her one would sense that she in from an NGO who is running after corporations so that they can give away some of its profit to charity. Interestingly I was reading a very old article written by Milton Friedman, " The Social Responsibility of Business", a 1970 article that got published in the Time Magazine. Friedman is considered to be one of the greatest American economist of all times. He is also famous for being a hard critic of how corporations should or should not give their profit to charity. His main premise is that, a firm is a functioning organ with the CEO running the affairs. His job is to maximize share holders value and if that is his main objective, than who has given him the right to take money of that profit and give it away for free? That led me to the question that is CSR just a gimmick marketing tool for companies? Is Creative Capitalism pointed by Bill Gates the answer to this? For now, do read this article.

Creative Capitalism

With corporations becoming larger and larger, and having a greater impact on mankind it is essential that we start thinking on the lines of Creative Capitalism. Interestingly this idea of companies other than making money and investing in the wider good of man kind is becoming very popular in boardrooms. Topics such as social entrepreneur or the SROI (social return on investment) are buzz words in various CSR meetings. It is even more interesting to see that technology today is permitting us to reach out to a wider set of people (bottom of the pyramid) and make a difference in their lives. Check out Bill Gates article which came in the time magazine and the speach he gave in Davos last year on this subject.

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