[Info-vax] VSI Subscription Licensing Exchanges

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 5/25/21 9:49 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 5/25/2021 9:34 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
>> Let me relate a story.
>>
>> First, to set the stage, many times small to medium companies are 
>> built by a knowledgeable person, and they know how to run the 
>> company.  What they can do, and what they can't do.
>>
>> Now, Dad is running a successful business, and providing the money for 
>> sonny to be out partying and whatever.  Sonny has no clue, and doesn't 
>> care, cause Dad is taking care of supporting him in the manner he's 
>> become accustomed to.
>>
>> As time goes on, it's time for sonny to learn how to run the company. 
>> Either Dad wants to retire, or is otherwise no longer available, it's 
>> up to sonny to be successful.
>>
>> Of course, sonny quite often doesn't have a clue, and so, (usually on 
>> the advice of some bean counter), the big consulting firms are called 
>> in to help sonny out.
>>
>> What's the chance the consulting firm will find that the business is 
>> being run successfully?  Slim and none.  They will attempt to justify 
>> their fees by making recommendations.  Quite often they have no better 
>> ideas than sonny, but, they'll never admit that.  Also, when it comes 
>> to the IT system(s), you can bet that they'll say the company needs to 
>> get with the future, cloud solutions, WEENDOZE, and such.  Got to 
>> throw out that old app and system that has been running the company 
>> for years. Can't have that.  An integral part of all this is 
>> significant billings by the consulting firm.
>>
>> And so, this has happened with one of our customers.  I don't remember 
>> the name of the app(s), but it's a cloud based solution.  The new 
>> system was to go live last November (2020).  Still hasn't happened.
>>
>> A test sometime prior converting over to the "new cloud based system" 
>> had the new vendor quite proud that they were able to handle 10 tasks 
>> in 5 minutes.  This for a company that was handling over 20,000 
>> internet service connections a day, along with all the in-house 
>> running of the company's business.  (I'll leave the math as an 
>> exercise for the reader.)
>>
>> Last I heard, the vendor had decided they had to re-write the core 
>> system.
>>
>> So, anyone want to replace a rather complex application?
> 
> Complex applications get replaced all the time.
> 
> But large IT projects are high risk. Over time and over budget are
> very common. Disastrous projects that never completes are not
> unheard of.
> 
> Large IT projects are not easy. And as with everything else
> then a difficult task requires good people.
> 
> And a large consulting company charging 300 dollars per hour
> is not a guarantee that good people will be assigned to
> the project. That just guarantees that cost will be high.

Finally, someone says something I can really agree with.  :-)

bill