> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pommier, Rex R. > Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 9:43 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: South Dakota migrates off mainframe; chaos ensues > > Pat, > > I absolutely agree with your first statement below. I'm not sure I > agree with the second half. My point was that there would most likely > have been much less programming effort if they had decided to > just make > the required changes to the application to fulfill the law changes, > leaving the application where it was, since they had a non-negotiable > deadline. Then once the system was working, they could have had a > second effort to migrate the system to the alternate platform, giving > them the ability to fall back if they had problems of the > magnitude they > are having. > > Rex
Though I agree with you, from a "higher" management viewpoint, it would sound something like: "Lets spend $a dollars to upgrade the existing software for this new function. Once it is complete and working, we will spend $b more dollars to convert it to another platform." I can see where somebody might say, "gee, why not spend $c < $a+$b to develop the software on the new platform?" This question needs to be answered in "management speak" and not "techie speak". And the only reason that I can think of would be "risk avoidance". But is "risk avoidance" worth the cost ($a+$b-$c)? We've done similar things here and been told "go ahead" despite the risk. Sometimes it has worked fine, other times we were left with a mess. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
