John (et al), I, in past lives, was an operations analyst, QA analyst, Production Control clerk, Production Control Manager and for a while, an Operations Manager. Access to information that can be displayed for any and all to see is invaluable. The Docet tool is a relational repository that can display any information stored in it on a PC, as a report, via a file, etc., etc. Including documentation about existing and/or modified applications must be accessible in order to be useful. Yes, person-to-person handover discussions are great and the absolute best form of communication, but what do you do whan a staff member retires or resigns and the replacement isn't brought on board until after the event? And, lastly, trust me, Docet is no "pedestrian package".
Respectfully, Mitch McCluhan, legacy Modernization Consultant Original Message----- From: John Gilmore <[email protected]> To: IBM-MAIN <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, Feb 26, 2014 7:14 pm Subject: Re: Query for Destination z article -- identifying/overcoming mainframe challenges There is no substitute for person-to-person handover discussions. The notion that some 'tool' can replace them is not just dubious; it s absurd. Mitch McLuhan needs to rein in his marketing rhetoric. I, or one, have no objection to his touting what he has available to ddress problem A or problem B; but he needs to stop short of epresenting pedestrian packages as magic bullets. John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 - USA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- or IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, end email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
