In the UK there was a famous 80's TV commercial for British Telecom starring Maureen Lipman (http://centuryads.blogspot.com/2007/01/you-got-ology-1987-launch-of-bt-beattie.html). She plays a stereotypical Jewish grandmother who upon discovery that her gransdon has flunked all his exams except Pottery and Sociology replies "He gets an ology and he says he's failed... you get an ology you're a scientist." Maybe, just maybe, Andrew (the grandson) didn't become a scientist but got another ology ... a methodology instead.
This would tie in with how many methodologies are used (and abused?) in today's IT. From what I seen methodologies are used as a crutch by below standard IT consulting organisations/individuals to present a veneer of professional competency and mask the lack of any real ability.
Don't get me wrong, there's nothing inherently wrong with a good methodology as far as they go, but don't for one minute believe that an ology will somehow replace common sense, experience and good judgement.
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