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Bus/Financial - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | | English term or phrase: table stakes | Ya hay una entrada en Kudoz, pero no me convence, en el contexto que sigue se trata del rol de un departamento de TI en el éxito de toda la organización, pero entiendo que es una expresión idiomática que puede utilizarse en cualquier situación.
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For a long time, it’s really slayed me when people talk about IT operational excellence being “table stakes.” It always sounded so dismissive. I think of that little white chip you throw in on every hand of poker. It’s a nothing. Anyone can come up with it.
This usually comes up in the course of a conversation about strategic IT and the importance of CIOs getting involved in business strategy and innovation. Getting IT to run smoothly? Table stakes. Keeping the systems available and secure? Table stakes. Installing, configuring and integrating new systems? Table stakes.
"Hey," I’ve wanted to say, "IT excellence isn’t easy, you know – don’t minimize it!"
But after enough conversations with some pretty intelligent (and successful) CIOs who themselves use the term, I started coming around. OK, maybe it is table stakes – but in a really high-roller game. Information technology is complex, and getting it right is both hard and really important. So what table stakes means is that the game of business competition is being played using IT (emphasis on “using”), and the business best able to effectively wield it wins. Operational excellence is important but by no means sufficient.
Gracias de antemano, |
| Jorge MerinoKudoZ activityQuestions: 156 (none open) ( 19 closed without grading) Answers: 2357
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| | es lo mínimo que se puede pretender | Explanation:
In business, table stakes also refers to the minimum entry requirement for a market or business arrangement. It can refer to pricing, cost models, technology, or other capability that represents a minimum requirement to have a credible competitive starting position in a market or other business arrangement. For example, if you want to be a Wireless service provider the table stakes are the basic features you need to have in order to be in that business to achieve foundation capability - Network, Handsets, a data service, a mail server, etc. Beyond that, real competitive advantage comes from additional nimbleness and cost or product differentiation. (Wikipedia)
Profesionales con toda la cancha - lanacion.com - [ Translate this page ]
www.lanacion.com.ar/980323-profesionales-con-toda-la-cancha - Cached20 Ene 2008 – Pero esto es lo mínimo que se puede pretender del equipo de profesionales que integran Niembro y quienes lo acompañan, por la capacidad, ...
ecos - Diario EL PAIS - Uruguay - [ Translate this page ]
www.elpais.com.uy/02/09/11/ecos.asp?mnunot=ecosEs lo mínimo que se puede pretender. No basta con prevenir para el futuro. Es necesario y corresponde hacerse cargo de los errores del pasado, ...
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Jorge. Yo no dudaría. Es un "idiom" con un sentido muy específico, que además pega perfecto dentro de tu texto.
Hasta en poker, "table stakes" tiene un sentido específico que definitivamente no concuerda con las otras respuestas que has recibido:
In poker, table stakes limits the amount a player can win or lose in the play of a single hand. A player may bet no more money than he had on the table at the beginning of that hand and consequently cannot go back to his pocket for more money once a hand is dealt (¿Qué haríamos sin Wikipedia?)
La entrada en kudos confunde, porque la principal definición claramente indica justamente que sí hay un límite, que es lo que uno puso en la mesa al principio de la jugada.
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Lo que dice el texto es que le molesta que todo lo que hace el dto de IT sea visto como algo básico, "lo mínimo que se puede pretender" mientras que en realidad no es tan fácil, y el nivel de excelencia que se requiere no debería ser minimizado. |
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 patinba
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Local time: 12:40
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11 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1 es lo mínimo que se puede pretender
Explanation:
In business, table stakes also refers to the minimum entry requirement for a market or business arrangement. It can refer to pricing, cost models, technology, or other capability that represents a minimum requirement to have a credible competitive starting position in a market or other business arrangement. For example, if you want to be a Wireless service provider the table stakes are the basic features you need to have in order to be in that business to achieve foundation capability - Network, Handsets, a data service, a mail server, etc. Beyond that, real competitive advantage comes from additional nimbleness and cost or product differentiation. (Wikipedia)
Profesionales con toda la cancha - lanacion.com - [ Translate this page ]
www.lanacion.com.ar/980323-profesionales-con-toda-la-cancha - Cached20 Ene 2008 – Pero esto es lo mínimo que se puede pretender del equipo de profesionales que integran Niembro y quienes lo acompañan, por la capacidad, ...
ecos - Diario EL PAIS - Uruguay - [ Translate this page ]
www.elpais.com.uy/02/09/11/ecos.asp?mnunot=ecosEs lo mínimo que se puede pretender. No basta con prevenir para el futuro. Es necesario y corresponde hacerse cargo de los errores del pasado, ...
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Note added at 12 hrs (2011-08-18 13:22:27 GMT)
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Jorge. Yo no dudaría. Es un "idiom" con un sentido muy específico, que además pega perfecto dentro de tu texto.
Hasta en poker, "table stakes" tiene un sentido específico que definitivamente no concuerda con las otras respuestas que has recibido:
In poker, table stakes limits the amount a player can win or lose in the play of a single hand. A player may bet no more money than he had on the table at the beginning of that hand and consequently cannot go back to his pocket for more money once a hand is dealt (¿Qué haríamos sin Wikipedia?)
La entrada en kudos confunde, porque la principal definición claramente indica justamente que sí hay un límite, que es lo que uno puso en la mesa al principio de la jugada.
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Note added at 12 hrs (2011-08-18 13:29:43 GMT)
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Lo que dice el texto es que le molesta que todo lo que hace el dto de IT sea visto como algo básico, "lo mínimo que se puede pretender" mientras que en realidad no es tan fácil, y el nivel de excelencia que se requiere no debería ser minimizado.
| patinba
Argentina
Local time: 12:40
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 48
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Asker: Gracias patinba, aunque tu opción tiene mucho sentido, es de alguna manera contrapuesta a las propuestas por Carol y Anabella, incluso con la anterior entrada en Kudoz (http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_spanish/other/572582-table_stakes.html). Ahora estoy más perdido todavía...
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