The Crux of the Problem

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The Crux of the Problem

• As adapted from Sherlock Holmes
• says Watson, Is there any other point to which
  you wish to draw my attention?
• says Sherlock, To the curious incident of the
  dog in the nighttime.
• says Watson, The dog did nothing in the
  nighttime.
• says Sherlock, That was the curious incident.

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Translation for Enterprise Integration

• Many of the strategic problems associated with
  integrated enterprises and global
  competitiveness, lie not so much in what we ARE
  DOING, but rather, in what we are FAILING TO DO.

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The Crux of the Solution

• A man was looking on the ground for his lost key.
  When a neighbor asked him where he lost it, he
  pointed to a different place. Then, why arent
  you looking there? asked the neighbor. The man
  replied, because the light is better here.

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Translation for Enterprise Integration

• Perhaps the time is overdue to stop looking for
  EASY solutions and redouble our search for RIGHT
  solutions.