In some workplaces can there be recurring problems that are never solved, even though easy solutions exist ?

Question

Examples:
1. periodically, systems are "upgraded".
but organisation X sometimes loses some of the earlier gains it had made.
if the losses are very very minor compared with the gains, this can work.
but you'd need automated tools to trawl the earlier systems, checking that all "intelligence" has been captured in the current system.

2. you'd need a system that allows reliable development.

Answer 1

Of course.

It takes willingness on the part of the management or the workforce to implement change and prevent the reoccurence of problems.

However sophisticated the "automated tools" are they will still only carry out the tasks that their human programmers and operators set them to do.

Answer 2

Yes and there are many reasons. The solution may not go along with the views of the workplace, ie places that are control by Unions closed down even when saving it would have been easily but was not what the Union bosses wanted. Better to loose 1,000+ jobs than the Union to give up power.
Also there is the budget. A budget goes from start of a year to the end of the year (a budget year may start in July). The cost may hit this year budget but the return may not show up for 4 or 5 years making the lost of doing nothing less on each year budget than the cost of the solution.

Answer 3

In today's world all things are expected to be reliable. We use computers and other automated devices which in theory make this all possible. In reality people run the computers and people are fallible. The short comings lie in the people who run the systems. You can never find perfect people; therefore there will always be problems with easy solutions sitting around and not being corrected. This is why we have such great success in politics that run countries in peace and harmony.

Answer 4

The no brain solutions are usually the ones that management cant solve (sometimes wonder where they find these peoples ) Most workplaces do things 3 times harder and never smarter! Typically ifyou suggest an easier way They come up with some crap about policies It is insane

Answer 5

Competency is not guarantee in management.

Answer 6

yes