Re: State of IDAHO feedback

2008-07-20 Thread R.S.
Kenneth E Tomiak wrote: Have you ever seen a really get-off-the-mainframe project that saved money? Yes, many times. Unfortunately. -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland -- BRE Bank SA ul. Senatorska 18 00-950 Warszawa www.brebank.pl Sd Rejonowy dla m. st. Warszawy XII Wydzia Gospodarczy

Re: State of IDAHO feedback

2008-07-20 Thread Bruno Sugliani
On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:39:57 -0500, Kenneth E Tomiak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have you ever seen a really get-off-the-mainframe project that saved money? Not when they add all te expenses in rather than just the ones they want to incude. Yes of course . That is good for the few deserving

Re: State of IDAHO feedback

2008-07-19 Thread Kenneth E Tomiak
And no mention of ROI - Return On Investment. How would you even track when the $28 Million paid for itself? As for efficient, don't most systems add bloat and complexity instead of simplifying them? Have you ever seen a really get-off-the-mainframe project that saved money? Not when they add

State of IDAHO feedback

2008-07-17 Thread Anton Britz
Hi, We had so much bad IT press from some State IT departments lately, so I decided to share this piece of information : EPICS Replacement Project - Department of Health and Welfare Executive Summary The project leadership of Ryan Fullmer and Randy Ashton in the Eligibility Program

Re: State of IDAHO feedback

2008-07-17 Thread Roger Bolan
Subject State of IDAHO feedback Hi, We had so much bad IT press from some State IT departments lately, so I decided to share this piece of information : EPICS Replacement Project - Department of Health and Welfare Executive Summary The project leadership of Ryan Fullmer and Randy

Re: State of IDAHO feedback

2008-07-17 Thread Doug Fuerst
I think every buzz word on that new fangled project management stuff is in there. This is such bull.Can't they just say we made the process more efficient, and eliminated waste? No, too simple... And probably not the case. Inertia is pretty strong Anton Britz wrote: Hi, We had so

Re: State of IDAHO feedback

2008-07-17 Thread Ed Finnell
In a message dated 7/17/2008 10:01:44 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: efficient, and eliminated waste? No, too simple... And probably not the case. Inertia is pretty strong Well you get to fill out your bingo buzzword card and look for the lights to shine