Comments on: The Future of Enterprise Software: I Am So Scared, I Am So Excited http://7thursdays.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/the-future-of-enterprise-software-i-am-so-scared-i-am-so-excited/ Chris Balavessov on software development, running a startup and all things BlackBerry Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:45:46 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Daily del.icio.us for April 26th through April 27th — Vinny Carpenter’s blog http://7thursdays.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/the-future-of-enterprise-software-i-am-so-scared-i-am-so-excited/#comment-44 Daily del.icio.us for April 26th through April 27th — Vinny Carpenter’s blog Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:06:45 +0000 http://7thursdays.wordpress.com/?p=21#comment-44 [...] The Future of Enterprise Software: I Am So Scared, I Am So Excited « 7thursdays - More so than ever, the time is coming for companies that build it right and do it right to prosper while the ones that exclusively focus on just selling it right and who-cares-what-happens-after-the-deal-closes to stare at a lacklustre or flat revenue cur [...] [...] The Future of Enterprise Software: I Am So Scared, I Am So Excited « 7thursdays – More so than ever, the time is coming for companies that build it right and do it right to prosper while the ones that exclusively focus on just selling it right and who-cares-what-happens-after-the-deal-closes to stare at a lacklustre or flat revenue cur [...]

]]> By: RYAN http://7thursdays.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/the-future-of-enterprise-software-i-am-so-scared-i-am-so-excited/#comment-43 RYAN Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:23:47 +0000 http://7thursdays.wordpress.com/?p=21#comment-43 This is what happens when you try to steal from the Mob. This is what happens when you try to steal from the Mob.

]]> By: landon dyer http://7thursdays.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/the-future-of-enterprise-software-i-am-so-scared-i-am-so-excited/#comment-42 landon dyer Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:19:06 +0000 http://7thursdays.wordpress.com/?p=21#comment-42 PeopleWare is another example of this. You buy a $1M CD [I don't know what it costs, but whatever it is, it's symbolic], you throw it away and hire consultants for the next three years to essentially write your application. The San Francisco School District threw away like $6M in the late 90s on PeopleWare. Similar stories abound. (I don't know how bad SAP is. I do know that PeopleWare is unbelievable bad garbage.] PeopleWare is another example of this. You buy a $1M CD [I don't know what it costs, but whatever it is, it's symbolic], you throw it away and hire consultants for the next three years to essentially write your application.

The San Francisco School District threw away like $6M in the late 90s on PeopleWare. Similar stories abound.

(I don’t know how bad SAP is. I do know that PeopleWare is unbelievable bad garbage.]

]]> By: Pankaj Kumar http://7thursdays.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/the-future-of-enterprise-software-i-am-so-scared-i-am-so-excited/#comment-41 Pankaj Kumar Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:15:52 +0000 http://7thursdays.wordpress.com/?p=21#comment-41 Though there are lessons for buyers as well. I am not saying that what SAP has been alleged to do is right, but buyers also must know know what they need and be capable of verifying vendor claims. More on this in <a href="http://software-for-the-enterprise.blogspot.com/2008/04/waste-management-v-sap-lessons-for.html" rel="nofollow">my blog post on the same topic</a>. Though there are lessons for buyers as well. I am not saying that what SAP has been alleged to do is right, but buyers also must know know what they need and be capable of verifying vendor claims.

More on this in my blog post on the same topic.

]]> By: socialOrb http://7thursdays.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/the-future-of-enterprise-software-i-am-so-scared-i-am-so-excited/#comment-40 socialOrb Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:53:30 +0000 http://7thursdays.wordpress.com/?p=21#comment-40 I think this will not go well for SAP. I think this will not go well for SAP.

]]> By: links for 2008-04-26 « that dismal science http://7thursdays.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/the-future-of-enterprise-software-i-am-so-scared-i-am-so-excited/#comment-37 links for 2008-04-26 « that dismal science Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:40:32 +0000 http://7thursdays.wordpress.com/?p=21#comment-37 [...] The Future of Enterprise Software: I Am So Scared, I Am So Excited « 7thursdays (tags: programming Software failure sap lawsuit wastemanagement) [...] [...] The Future of Enterprise Software: I Am So Scared, I Am So Excited « 7thursdays (tags: programming Software failure sap lawsuit wastemanagement) [...]

]]> By: Erik Peterson http://7thursdays.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/the-future-of-enterprise-software-i-am-so-scared-i-am-so-excited/#comment-36 Erik Peterson Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:37:33 +0000 http://7thursdays.wordpress.com/?p=21#comment-36 Great post. I wrote a couple of articles stemming out of this same lawsuit on my blog. The conclusion that I came up with was that vendors need to come out with a money-back guarantee. The reason for this is that since the vendors already have the money, they have no incentive to make the implementation succeed. If their financial well-being is tied with the success of the software the sell (as it should be!), then they have much more incentive to actually do it right. Here are the articles: http://subwindow.com/articles/13 http://subwindow.com/articles/14 Great post. I wrote a couple of articles stemming out of this same lawsuit on my blog. The conclusion that I came up with was that vendors need to come out with a money-back guarantee. The reason for this is that since the vendors already have the money, they have no incentive to make the implementation succeed. If their financial well-being is tied with the success of the software the sell (as it should be!), then they have much more incentive to actually do it right.

Here are the articles:

http://subwindow.com/articles/13
http://subwindow.com/articles/14

]]> By: mahesh cr http://7thursdays.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/the-future-of-enterprise-software-i-am-so-scared-i-am-so-excited/#comment-35 mahesh cr Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:29:25 +0000 http://7thursdays.wordpress.com/?p=21#comment-35 Cant agree more on this. Wonder if there is any post deployment survey of satisfaction done. Cant agree more on this. Wonder if there is any post deployment survey of satisfaction done.

]]> By: joe burlo http://7thursdays.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/the-future-of-enterprise-software-i-am-so-scared-i-am-so-excited/#comment-34 joe burlo Sat, 26 Apr 2008 10:40:16 +0000 http://7thursdays.wordpress.com/?p=21#comment-34 Can someone tell the NHS to get their money back for the software they bought a few years ago? They can probably build a couple of new hospitals with that. Can someone tell the NHS to get their money back for the software they bought a few years ago? They can probably build a couple of new hospitals with that.

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