IDG Contributor Network: How to avoid buyers’ remorse

I work in IT. I’ve been using computers since 1979 when my school, Prairie Grove Elementary in Crystal Lake, Ill., purchased a Tandy/Radio Shack TRS-80. My Dad purchased a VIC-20 a few years later, and then every new PC that came down the pike. So, when I say I understand how many IT departments love to get new “toys,” I truly do understand.I tend to jump on new stuff fairly quickly, sometimes to my detriment. Part of the problem we face in IT project management is the speed of