After a long battle with technology, Jason Spatafore wrote:
> On Sat, 2009-08-15 at 23:06 -0700, unixprgrmr01@gmail.com wrote:
>>> Ability to influence in a matrix environment

That's a bit of a red flag there.  The only experience I've had with "matrix 
management" went like this:  http://crow202.org/2009/matrix_management.jpg 
(safe for work, etc.)

>> Is this for a computer scientist or political scientist?
> First, they want you to try and get it right. Then, if you can't get it
> right, they want you to be able to sell the idea that you did get it right.
>
> In the end, that's how every SAP implementation works.

A large number of complicated systems work by fiat.  That is, they work by 
having someone with political power say, "This system is working."

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