How do you convince “management” that purchasing a physical piece of software for 20 people, which will need to be updated manually (no automated deployment possibilities available) every quarter, is a bad idea and that they should instead purchase the web-based edition that is managed and updated by the manufacturer?
Technical and man-power aspects aside, add to that mix the fact that one of the newer executives used this particular piece of software at their previous job and is insistent that the web-based version (which provides identical features, simply in a different format) will not be acceptable. The arch enemies of the IT industry: company politics and user stubbornness and pride.
Cost analysis is basically the only way I see. Work out how much it will cost to keep it updated.
Why does the newer executive insist the web based version won’t be acceptable - what are his reasons?
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He’s right… point out the cost, and make sure you bring in every possible cost. Contracting people to help. Who cares. Make it expensive!
Also point out the absurd amount of time it’d waste, updating it manually… of course, here, time it with you doing it alone, and as long as it could possibly take… be like Scotty!
I’m clearly a horrible person.