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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>ChangeForge - Latest Comments in IT, Your Out!</title><link>http://changeforge.disqus.com/</link><description>Where business and technology collide</description><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:18:54 -0000</lastBuildDate><item><title>Re: IT, Your Out!</title><link>http://www.changeforge.com/2008/07/30/it-your-out/#comment-1049531</link><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><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">GregWalters</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:18:54 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: IT, Your Out!</title><link>http://www.changeforge.com/2008/07/30/it-your-out/#comment-1048868</link><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's to this point - who IT and Facilities are more often reporting to than not.</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">changeforge</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:19:07 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: IT, Your Out!</title><link>http://www.changeforge.com/2008/07/30/it-your-out/#comment-1046450</link><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 "approachable" and more "human".&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;very interesting...</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">GregWalters</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:28:12 -0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>