OT: Evaluating an Application

[Jose Lerebours]

On 12/15/19 11:25 AM, Cesar Baquerizo wrote:
> “Features and properties” that offer no value to the business need are useless. 1st question: What do you need the application for?

lol - This reminds me of the argument often given when use of mouse came 
about (I am sure that to this date many argue that it is useless).

While this is true, it is also subjective to the individual and how they 
run their business.

You may have a store with an application that does not allow you to 
collect "Use Tax" and you have learned to cope with it or have never 
needed it.  Just across the street there is an identical store, same 
type of business and they have a huge need for collecting "Use Tax".  
Point is, a viable feature for one and an useless feature for the other 
and both are running the exact same type of business.

The desk calculator: If the application tabulates cut width and cut 
length based on room dimension and chosen carpet item, should 
salesperson just pull the calculator and figure it out or take advantage 
of a feature in the system?  A veteran salesperson with 20+ years behind 
a desk will argue "I don't need no damn computer to tell me what cuts I 
need" ... but 2 inches lost per room per project amounts to a lot of 
yards of carpet.

In short, this may fall in the trap of users being so used to doing 
things one way that they may render a feature useless simply based on 
personal preference, not based on "business" value.

All that being said, point taken!  Thanks!


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>> On Dec 15, 2019, at 10:28 AM, Jose Lerebours via Filepro-list <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com> wrote:
>>
>> When evaluating an application, what are the top 10 questions you ask?
>>
>> If not questions, prerequisites in the form of features or properties that you figure are "must have"!?!
>>
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