Steve and I were on the morning meeting. Mostly talking about all of the crazy projects and demands on our time. Sometimes it gets nuts...

Eric joined the meeting and Steve and Eric were talking about 3rd party solutions and how much they end up taking us away from our own projects. They do bring in money, funds, and work, but they also divide us, separate us, and sometimes give us a bad name - even if it's not our fault. Say they are missing something or don't have anything finished, it sometimes makes us look bad because their stuff doesn't work. Anyways, we had a few talks about the pros and cons of having and/or allowing 3rd party solutions. I think that we need them, but sometimes they are black holes and we lose a lot that way.

Eric has a background in helping software companies mature and standardize there processes. We may end up following some of that vein as we go forward.