Author: Roger D Davis
Date: 13:27:07 06/10/04
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On June 10, 2004 at 15:37:16, Dan Honeycutt wrote: >Hi Andrew. > >I'm older than you. I'll share some experience. The company I work for has an >MIS department or about a dozen folks. Most of our software is commercial, but >the MIS types do some in house development. The have committee meetings, meet >with management etc. etc. Then, trying to please everyone, they produce a piece >of crap that nobody wants to use. > >My job is not software development but since I know a little programming and >database application I have, over the years, done a few company wide apps. I >don't ask anybody anything. I just write it and stick it on a server and tell a >few people about it. Everybody likes my stuff because it's easy to use and >solves some problem that actually need solving. MIS hates me. We have a DOS >app that I wrote in the late 80's that they have to support because everybody >uses it and nobody can find anything to replace it. > >It's good you solicit feedback and suggestions. But keep in mind, you will >never please everybody. For the project to progress someone has to take the >bull by the horns and make decisions. You're the instigator so thet someone is >you. If you build it (and it's any good) they will come. > >Dan H. I completely agree here...it's far better to have a single designer creating a coherent user experience than it is to design by committee and produce a monstrosity. Roger
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