[Sigia-l] love thy client (was Re: [Sigia-l] "Study: Content Management Tools Fail")

[Benjamin Speaks]

I agree completely with Boniface (and I can't believe I just documented that
in a public forum...heh-heh).

Although I would take a real close look at the "maturity" level of the
organization before sticking my foot in my mouth.  There are a number of
successful software companies, with extensive experience in developing
enterprise level applications that neglect to prototype (or have a very
loose definition of the word).  These organizations are often highly
successful in their specific vertical and yet very deaf to the ROI arguments
around prototying.

At those times I often spend my time looking for an internal champion who
considers themselves "innovative" to partner with and push "incremental"
changes (typically they can be found in the marketing/sales or user support
departments).  Yeah, I know...I don't get to change the world but one battle
at a time can be equally effective in the long run.

B

----- Original Message -----
From: "Boniface Lau" <boniface_lau at compuserve.com>
To: <sigia-l at asis.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 8:04 PM
Subject: RE: [Sigia-l] love thy client (was Re: [Sigia-l] "Study: Content
Management Tools Fail")


> > From: sigia-l-admin at asis.org [mailto:sigia-l-admin at asis.org]On
> > Behalf Of John O'Donovan-INTERNET
> >
> > Prototyping early...hmmmm...I dream of project plans
> >
> > - that allow time for prototyping repetively
> > - Where I account for iteration and the client actually believes me
> > when I say it is neccessary
> > - Where the time allocated for testing is not taken up by fixing
> > bugs and feature creep
> > - Where internal client decisions happen in under a month on my
> > project plan
> > - Where these decisions then don't get overridden by stakeholders
> > who didn't come to the meeting
>
> Much of that depends on the client organization's maturity level as
> well as the organization's experience with large scale projects.
>
>
> Boniface
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