GeoMetrick Enterprises Entirely Responsible for Accenture's Purchase of LabAnswer and Other Tall Tales
Written by Gloria Metrick on . Published as written. It may not reflect how these systems work today.
We have recently read about Accenture acquiring the major LIMS and Laboratory Informatics consulting firm, LabAnswer (Accenture to Acquire LabAnswer) but did you know that GeoMetrick Enterprises is entirely responsible for this? Let me tell you why...
Years ago, Accenture was interested in building its own LIMS/Laboratory Informatics arm and, when asked if I might be interested in starting that out, I politely turned it down. I couldn't see how they could compete with the big firms like LabAnswer. I no longer remember if I said it out loud, but I thought it, and that counts for something, so I stake my claim to having this original idea, which I'm convinced never crossed anyone else's mind.
Meanwhile, all these years later, I'm sure if I had mentioned that that's what then gave Accenture the idea to start working with LabAnswer and, eventually working to acquire it. That's why I claim that my company is entirely responsible for this.
Result
Yes, GeoMetrick Enterprises is so important and the industry so hangs on my every word that even Accenture does whatever I suggest! They just hang on my every word!!!
Stepping Back a Bit
So, if you haven't figured out that I'm joking , then I would ask that you just send me your project budget and let me do what I will with it. ;-)
Once in a while, I do like to point out the fallacies of the statistics that come out from some of the companies and it's also present in the statements they make. How often have you read things that sound so extremely glowing and about someone so terribly unknown -or- so very notoriously bad, and then wondered if you were even thinking of the same company.
Or, you've been at a conference and see a presentation about a project that you happen to know was a horrible failure but is being presented as a great success (probably so the presenter can get promoted or recruited to something bigger).
Here is an example of an event that is entirely true in its facts but it's the way we "spin" it that makes it outrageous. These occur more frequently than we probably realize because we only notice the ones that are really over-the-top or that we know from our own experience to be fantasies but we can't possibly catch all of those that aren't quite true.
What To Do About It
Well, I suppose it's considered rude to stand up and shout, "Hey, you're clueless," at a conference or to write nasty letters to a company's marketing people (which they'd just throw out, anyway). So, the only thing you really CAN do is to be a savvy consumer of LIMS and other laboratory software. It's the usual "if it sounds to good to be true" advice. Pretend you're buying a used car and be a little skeptical of the glowing track record the old beater seems to have.
In addition, if you've ever complained to someone that their information is misleading, they will then get defensive, puff themselves up, huff, and say, "But it's true, so what's your point?" I know because I make the mistake once in a while of just blurting that out and I then am verbally pounded upon for my efforts and it doesn't change anything. So, just let it go and move on.
The Exception
Of course, as usual, I don't mean you be skeptical with me and especially not with what's in this blog. GeoMetrick Enterprises really is just so superior and perfect that you should never doubt a thing I say. ;-)
Gloria Metrick
GeoMetrick Enterprises
http://www.GeoMetrick.com/