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	But does the customer/consumer always have a choice? Yes, because organizations are ''procrustified'' through [[extreme standardization]].		But does the customer/consumer always have a choice? Yes, because organizations are ''procrustified'' through [[extreme standardization]].

	Q. How does above differ from [[ISO 9000]] standardization?		:''Q.'' How does above differ from [[ISO 9000]] standardization?

	A. It is an [[agile process]].		:''A.'' It is an [[agile process]].

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	Procrustes (or Procuste) was a robber of Attica, who placed all who fell into his hands upon an iron bed. If they were longer than the bed, he cut off the legs; if shorter, he stretched them till they fitted it. Any attempt to reduce men to one standard, one way of thinking, or one way of acting, is called placing them on Procrustes' bed, and the person who makes the attempt is called Procrustes. ''See [[w:Procrustes]]'' for more on this original myth, which is of significance to [[trolls]] who often protest such standardizing treatment.''		Procrustes (or Procuste) was a robber of Attica, who placed all who fell into his hands upon an iron bed. If they were longer than the bed, he cut off the legs; if shorter, he stretched them till they fitted it. Any attempt to reduce men to one standard, one way of thinking, or one way of acting, is called placing them on Procrustes' bed, and the person who makes the attempt is called Procrustes. ''See [[w:Procrustes]]'' for more on this original myth, which is of significance to [[trolls]] who often protest such standardizing treatment.''

	Project '''Procrustes''' ~~[http://coda.macisaac-and-associates.com:8018/wiki]~~ is a requirements { policies, procedures, and technology } interoperability database. ~~Its name comes from the~~ [~~[ w~~:~~Procrustes\| mythological inn-keeper]~~]. ~~And its moral is 'do you make your own bed and lie in it'?~~		Project '''Procrustes''' is a requirements { policies, procedures, and technology } interoperability database. Aspects of its work relevant to public policy appear [http://www.seedwiki.com/page.cfm?doc=procrustes%20RFP&wikiid=6231 at seedwiki where various projects and RFPs are analyzed].

	This metaphor evolves into the [[extreme testing\|extreme fitness tests]] for products, including safety standards, and insists for example, that leaders, upon declaring a town's water supply to be safe, do themselves take a drink.		Its name comes from the [[w:Procrustes\|mythological inn-keeper]]. And its moral is 'do you make your own bed and lie in it'? This metaphor evolves into the [[extreme testing\|extreme fitness tests]] for products, including safety standards, and insists for example, that leaders, upon declaring a town's water supply to be safe, do themselves take a drink.

	A consumer is either on the leading edge or the bleeding edge of change. Small markets are often dominated by monopolies. Small organizations, especially [[not-for-profit]]s will be champions of alternatives.		A consumer is either on the leading edge or the bleeding edge of change. Small markets are often dominated by monopolies. Small organizations, especially [[not-for-profit]]s will be champions of alternatives.

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	Project '''~~procrustes~~''' is a requirements { policies, procedures, and technology } interoperability database. Its name comes from the [[ w:Procrustes\| mythological inn-keeper]]. And its moral is 'do you make your own bed and lie in it'?		Procrustes (or Procuste) was a robber of Attica, who placed all who fell into his hands upon an iron bed. If they were longer than the bed, he cut off the legs; if shorter, he stretched them till they fitted it. Any attempt to reduce men to one standard, one way of thinking, or one way of acting, is called placing them on Procrustes' bed, and the person who makes the attempt is called Procrustes. ''See [[w:Procrustes]]'' for more on this original myth, which is of significance to [[trolls]] who often protest such standardizing treatment.''

			Project '''Procrustes''' [http://coda.macisaac-and-associates.com:8018/wiki] is a requirements { policies, procedures, and technology } interoperability database. Its name comes from the [[ w:Procrustes\| mythological inn-keeper]]. And its moral is 'do you make your own bed and lie in it'?

	This metaphor evolves into the [[extreme testing\|extreme fitness tests]] for products, including safety standards, and insists for example, that leaders, upon declaring a town's water supply to be safe, do themselves take a drink.		This metaphor evolves into the [[extreme testing\|extreme fitness tests]] for products, including safety standards, and insists for example, that leaders, upon declaring a town's water supply to be safe, do themselves take a drink.
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	But does the customer/consumer always have a choice? Yes, because organizations are ''procrustified'' through [[extreme standardization]].		But does the customer/consumer always have a choice? Yes, because organizations are ''procrustified'' through [[extreme standardization]].

	Q. How does above differ from ISO 9000 standardization?		Q. How does above differ from [[ISO 9000]] standardization?

	A. It is an [[agile process]].		A. It is an [[agile process]].

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	But does the customer/consumer always have a choice? Yes, because organizations are ''procrustified'' through [[extreme standardization]].		But does the customer/consumer always have a choice? Yes, because organizations are ''procrustified'' through [[extreme standardization]].

	Q. How does above differ from ISO 9000 ~~standards~~?		Q. How does above differ from ISO 9000 standardization?

	A. It is an [[agile process]].		A. It is an [[agile process]].

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	A consumer is either on the leading edge or the bleeding edge of change. Small markets are often dominated by monopolies. Small organizations, especially [[not-for-profit]]s will be champions of alternatives.		A consumer is either on the leading edge or the bleeding edge of change. Small markets are often dominated by monopolies. Small organizations, especially [[not-for-profit]]s will be champions of alternatives.

	But ~~how~~ does the customer/consumer always have a choice? Yes,		But does the customer/consumer always have a choice? Yes, because organizations are ''procrustified'' through [[extreme standardization]].
	because organizations are ''procrustified'' through [[extreme standardization]].

	Q. How does above differ from ISO 9000 standards?		Q. How does above differ from ISO 9000 standards?

	A. It is an [[agile process]].		A. It is an [[agile process]].

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	Q. How does above differ from ISO 9000 standards?		Q. How does above differ from ISO 9000 standards?

	A. It is an agile process~~. see [[pair product~~]]		A. It is an [[agile process]].

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	Q. How does above differ from ISO 9000 standards?		Q. How does above differ from ISO 9000 standards?
	A. It is agile.
			A. It is an agile process. see [[pair product]]

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	But how does the customer/consumer always have a choice? Yes,		But how does the customer/consumer always have a choice? Yes,
	because organizations are ''procrustified'' through [[extreme standardization]].		because organizations are ''procrustified'' through [[extreme standardization]].

			Q. How does above differ from ISO 9000 standards?
			A. It is agile.

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	Project '''procrustes''' is a requirements { policies, procedures, and technology } interoperability database. Its name comes from the [[ w:Procrustes\| mythological inn-keeper]]. And its moral is 'do you make your own bed and lie in it'?		Project '''procrustes''' is a requirements { policies, procedures, and technology } interoperability database. Its name comes from the [[ w:Procrustes\| mythological inn-keeper]]. And its moral is 'do you make your own bed and lie in it'?

	This metaphor evolves into the extreme fitness tests for products, including safety standards, and insists for example, that leaders, upon declaring a town's water supply to be safe, do themselves take a drink.		This metaphor evolves into the [[extreme testing\|extreme fitness tests]] for products, including safety standards, and insists for example, that leaders, upon declaring a town's water supply to be safe, do themselves take a drink.

	A consumer is either on the leading edge or the bleeding edge of change. Small markets are often dominated by monopolies. Small organizations, especially [[not-for-profit]]s will be champions of alternatives.		A consumer is either on the leading edge or the bleeding edge of change. Small markets are often dominated by monopolies. Small organizations, especially [[not-for-profit]]s will be champions of alternatives.

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	A consumer is either on the leading edge or the bleeding edge of change. Small markets are often dominated by monopolies. Small organizations, especially [[not-for-profit]]s will be champions of alternatives.		A consumer is either on the leading edge or the bleeding edge of change. Small markets are often dominated by monopolies. Small organizations, especially [[not-for-profit]]s will be champions of alternatives.

	But how does the customer/consumer always have a choice? Yes, through [[extreme standardization]].		But how does the customer/consumer always have a choice? Yes,
			because organizations are ''procrustified'' through [[extreme standardization]].