Thursday, October 21, 2010

Risk to the Better Mousetrap

You've built a better mousetrap.  Congratulations! 

One thing - Bob needs it ahead of schedule for a very important client.  Can you accelerate production?

Oh yeah, we're short on budget for this project.  You're going to have to do with less.

Yeaaah....well, Sue is really a critical asset to the success of a new initiative of ours.  You're going to have to do it without Sue. 

Hey, this thing isn't going to hurt the anthropomorphic ones, right?  We don't want any trouble with Disney.

...and we're going to need you to come in on Saturday.

Security controls are often very good conceptually.  Then, the first constraint is identified and the control is still good.  Then, another constraint, another, and an exception.  Eventually, your mousetrap may moreso resemble a block of wood. 

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