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	<title>Comments on: IT, Your Out!</title>
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		<title>By: GregWalters</title>
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		<dc:creator>GregWalters</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well, at the C Levels, yes - the Team of Facilities and IT usually comes about through executive mandate. But, I have seen this relationship grow out of necessity.  The IT Director approaches Facilities(or vice versa) to work together on a project.  Copier fleet refresh, etc.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is very dynamic -</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, at the C Levels, yes &#8211; the Team of Facilities and IT usually comes about through executive mandate. But, I have seen this relationship grow out of necessity.  The IT Director approaches Facilities(or vice versa) to work together on a project.  Copier fleet refresh, etc.</p>
<p>It is very dynamic -</p>
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		<title>By: GregWalters</title>
		<link>http://changeforge.com/2008/07/30/it-your-out/comment-page-1/#comment-260</link>
		<dc:creator>GregWalters</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well, at the C Levels, yes - the Team of Facilities and IT usually comes about through executive mandate. But, I have seen this relationship grow out of necessity.  The IT Director approaches Facilities(or vice versa) to work together on a project.  Copier fleet refresh, etc.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is very dynamic -</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, at the C Levels, yes &#8211; the Team of Facilities and IT usually comes about through executive mandate. But, I have seen this relationship grow out of necessity.  The IT Director approaches Facilities(or vice versa) to work together on a project.  Copier fleet refresh, etc.</p>
<p>It is very dynamic -</p>
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		<title>By: ChangeForge</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:19:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Greg, are you seeing success in that regards - for the companies I mean? We are seeing it all over the board, but have found most success driving the process with CFO&#039;s to this point - who IT and Facilities are more often reporting to than not.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Greg, are you seeing success in that regards &#8211; for the companies I mean? We are seeing it all over the board, but have found most success driving the process with CFO&#8217;s to this point &#8211; who IT and Facilities are more often reporting to than not.</p>
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		<title>By: GregWalters</title>
		<link>http://changeforge.com/2008/07/30/it-your-out/comment-page-1/#comment-258</link>
		<dc:creator>GregWalters</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Here Here!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Interesting, as I see more and more companies consolidating the decision process pertaining to output devices - instead of creating a new position or giving the autonomy to IT - BOTH facilities and IT are in the room working together.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Very interesting.  The Facilities person has been, in general, more &quot;approachable&quot; and more &quot;human&quot;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;very interesting...</description>
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<p>Interesting, as I see more and more companies consolidating the decision process pertaining to output devices &#8211; instead of creating a new position or giving the autonomy to IT &#8211; BOTH facilities and IT are in the room working together.</p>
<p>Very interesting.  The Facilities person has been, in general, more &#8220;approachable&#8221; and more &#8220;human&#8221;.</p>
<p>very interesting&#8230;</p>
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