Comments on: 50 Reasons Why It Won’t Work

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:51:43 +0000

Another one to add is: The way we are doing it works fine!

Being in a large workplace, we recently went from paper recording to computer recording of info. Many, many of these excuses were utilized on a regular basis. Thankfully, the management did it anyways. Now we can’t remember what paper charting was like! Great! IT is hard to push people into change, we would rather be comfortable.

By: mpb

mpb — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:23:37 +0000

There’s a similar graphic version developed in New Mexico ca 1991 (see http://13c4.wordpress.com/2007/02/24/50-reasons-not-to-change/) I’ve added a few Alaska reasons I have heard.

Amazing how little the excuses change over time.

By: Matthew Oliphant

Matthew Oliphant — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 13:22:27 +0000

I hear #1 and #16 the most. Makes me sad. Especially #1. I ask, “When was this last tired?” Answer: 3 years ago. Ya think the web, oh I don’t know, may have changed in the last 3 years? Maybe just a little?

On the plus side, it’s good to hear these things. If everyone said yes to everything, then where would we be?

We need Threshold Guardians to challenge our drive for change. Because even though I am right all the time, it’s possible I’ll be wrong at some point. :)

By: frank goossens

frank goossens — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:08:13 +0000

reminds me of the bug fix bingo game (http://www.kjross.com.au/games/), bet there are common excuses in that game and this list.

By: Thomas Baekdal

Thomas Baekdal — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:01:27 +0000

Great list!

Number 6 is unfortunately the one I hear most often.

One addition:
- We don’t have the skills to do that