> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Salt > Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 3:49 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Cost of tools (was: Migrating from OPS/MVS to > AF/OPERATOR) > >
<snip> > competitiors, but they're > using far less effort to accomplish it. The value of a happy > and content > work-force is difficult to measure in a monetary sense, but > should not be > underestimated. > I don't disagree with the above, personally. But around here if it cannot be shown to actually save "hard" dollars, it is unlikely to be "bought into" by management. Example: Due to license upgrade fees, we replaced Compuware's Xpeditor and AbendAid with CA's Intertest and Symdump. Hard dollar cost is down. Programmer productivity is also down. The "hard dollars" trumped productivity. The, now ex-, manager who made this decision basically said that if the programmers wanted something other than the CA products, they could either take a pay cut equivalent to the cost difference or tell him who to fire to make up the cost difference. Current management (big shake up soon after all this) may be more open. Or not. I don't really know yet. <snip> > Dave Salt > SimpList(tm) - The easiest, most powerful way to surf a mainframe! > http://www.mackinney.com/products/SIM/simplist.htm -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
