create a road block. we all do better if we hear about things early, rather than at the last minute. we all do better when we are listened to, both from the business perspective and the it perspective. we all do better when we have choices, and we need to provide alternatives. as reporters, i think that our real job is communicating with all concerned with respect for their positions and understanding of their problems from their own point of view. we must be reporters who remember why we do this work if we want to do it well.
the risk is to the business and the decision should be theirs. 