On Nov 26, 2007, at 2:44 PM, Patrick O'Keefe wrote:
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I am a firm beleiver in making formal requests - SHARE's Requirements
Coordinators tend to be - but there is nothing wrong with a public
airing of a request on fora like IBM-Main before submitting it.
1. Others may have already made the request and know the
reasons for previous rejections. That will help fine tune the new
request (or help identify the effort as flogging a dead horse).
2. Others may provide additional or better business cases for the
request.
3. IBMers may be able to explain why the effort is a waste of time.
4. IBMers may say "Don't bother - well known requirement".
I can't think of a better place than IBM-Main to hash out a formal
request to IBM. Others may differ; I expect I will hear from them.
Pat,
I concur with your opinion. HOWEVER since IBM (last time I tried)
does not make the requirements data base public it is difficult to
figure out if something was proposed and how it fared voting wise at
SHARE. I don't think SHARE does this either. There is (or at one time
was) a database within IBM that contained all the requirements. It is
for internal use only and then only to select group within IBM. It
might be worth asking SHARE to create such a database and give out
access to interested parties. This would cut down on duplicates a
whole lot, IMO. It would (should) make IBM more responsive to
requirements.
Ed
Pat O'Keefe
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