"Some people are so busy learning the tricks of the trade that 
they never learn the trade" - Vernon Law

This aptly describes today’s IT industry. The extent of competition and the increasing need to learn new tools and technologies just to stay in the game, has resulted in this phenomenon

The need for speed, means that we are in a hurry to learn the tricks that will enable us to talk our way to the top. yes seriously there are best selling book that teaches just that.

This has a detrimental effect both for the industry and the individuals. The industry will leave you behind, if you do not learn the tricks quickly and use them. You never get a chance to master any subject or tool.

The Industry get quickly filled up with folks who only know the glossary of terms. As a result, their effectiveness suffers. Organizations make grand plans to grow, but are are unable to execute them effectively due to lack of depth of ability.

Quality of the deliverable suffers … but who cares we are agile, we will address it in next sprint … 🙂

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