Unmistakably, the needs of developers and application groups were viewed as a kind of generalized, inchoate demand to be addressed at some point, once the infrastructure was all shipshape.
But if you know precisely what must be done to get your department shipshape before the end of the year, you'll be better prepared to start 2015 at full steam.
Should the baby not conform to these healthy perimeters, the same books prescribed any number of enemas, draughts, and oils to make things more shipshape.