Time to make a decision

One of the biggest challenges I see IT professionals facing is that of decision making. One of the main reasons its tough for them is that it involves risk. I can say that in my experience owning a business that making decisions and standing behind them is tough. One of my favorite quotes from the book "the Travelers Gift" is this " God did not give us the ability to always make the right decision. He gave us the ability to make a decision and then make it right". Does this apply to IT decision making? Usually.  The point is that there is no perfect decision.  Even in IT.  There is no absolute, black and white.  The reason is that the target is moving.  The industry and the technology are moving so fast we have a hard time keeping up with the changes and making the right decision.  Thats why I like to focus on strategy and implementation as 2 separate pieces.  The strategy discapline lets you take advantage of the best of what there is to offer right now with keeping an eye focused toward the future.  The implimentation discapline allows you to set timelines and processes in place that you can meet in order to assure what you've designed can actually be used in time so that the company can bennefit from the new technology.