THE ADVANTAGES OF WORKING DANGEROUSLY

摘要

Years of budget cuts and still-painful scars from the overheated tech buying spree of the '90s have left many companies nervous about being early adopters. Being first in line for products based on cutting-edge technology is even more hair-raising when you're holding hands with a startup vendor. But a few braver than average companies are taking chances and making them pay. The reasons they assume the risk vary from chasing competitive advantage through unique technologies to achieving cost reductions by dealing with hungry vendors. But in all cases risk mitigation is paramount; the companies we profile here have all utilized some of the following techniques: rigorously evaluating the technology, equally rigorously vetting the vendor, applying scope limits to projects and preparing the company for adoption.