Management types, eh? Here are some bullit points translated from English into management
Greater NPV* to the project brought about by lower developmental costs. Ease of conceptualization leading to higher awareness and communication flow to the project stakeholders. Basic SWOT** analysis shows increased stability leading directly to stronger infrastructure foundation. The upgrade represents a change that presents an oportunity to promote real understanding of the underlying technology. -Cornelius * Net Present Value - managers love to use this as a metric to help decide which projects to implement ** Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threats. Classic tool used by marketing departments. on 7/30/03 3:34 PM, Wilcox, Jamileh (HSC) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > OK, I've got to justify why we need to upgrade our Tango2000 to > Witango5. ROI-type stuff. (Not counting the patch needed for the > buffer overflow; I'm counting on that as a final ace.) > > This is for pseudo-techie, bottom-line-obsessed management types. I > don't speak mgt-ese and I'm not entirely sure of some of the technical > details in the upgrade version. Plus I may have missed some > improvements/features of the new software. > > Any suggestions or corrections would be much appreciated. > > > This is what I've got so far (scrounged from Witango press releases & > the list archives): > > Improved Dev Studio for faster, easier development > > Improved server performance/speed > Improved server stability > Improved threading/multitasking > Improved email functionality > Improved debugging facilities > Improved error/exception reporting and handling > Improved variable functionality and handling > > Improved interfaces with non-web client apps > *(by this, I mean the C++ and Java interfaces mentioned by Witango > - I've not used these yet so I'm not sure how to describe it) > Improved object interfaces > *(here I'm talking about the com & javabean object discussions I've > seen on the list > - I've not used these yet so I'm not sure how to describe it) > > or are those last two the same thing? > > > > Anything else y'all can think of? > > It seems like there's someone else that's in the same boat I am (budget > crunch &/or difficult management) - please feel free to swipe the > finished list if'n ya needs it. > > > First prize is a virtual Hershey bar; all other entries receive a > virtual Chiclet. ;^P > > > Thanks for any help you can offer! > > jamileh > ________________________________________________________________________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/maillist.taf > ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/maillist.taf
