It seems to me that we are so focused on efficiency of process that we forget to be creative.  It is for me in particular one of those ideas that stifles the innovation that has made us who we are.  It is in our nature to want to be creative and to explore the possibilities but more and more I see the process police cracking down the whips just to satisfy the opinion of a few auditors.  If you take the time to think about it most great advancements in our society are the result of random thoughts collected together in a loose assembly.

Take the Internet example: It is simply inconceivable to speculate that the Internet in its current form would not exist today if the W3C didn't set standards in the beginning.  It seems kind of silly to go back and apply requirements to any new development moving forward without first considering that the innovators of this technology had quite a bit of latitude to be creative.  The Internet these days is all about standards and certifications to prove you understand those so-called standards usually created by people who aren't comfortable with change.

When all is said and done I believe we are selling our souls to the auditors just to appease a few individuals at the cost of innovative thought.