Archive for category Business Cases
Marketing claims
Posted by Mark in Business, Business Cases, Plain Old Blog, Tools 'n' Tips on January 26, 2012
One thing that’s always bugged me is unfounded, or at least unsupported, claims made by tool vendors (actually, by anyone, but in this context particularly tool vendors). I’m starting to call them out whenever I can. Here’s an example of what I mean, posts on forums where claims like the following are made. Eliminate the [...]
Which SCMÂ tool?
Posted by Mark in Business Cases, CMCrossroads, General, Plain Old Blog, Process on September 8, 2010
This is one of the most common questions asked on the CMCrossroads forums, and perhaps one of the most pointless. The question is variously stated as, “which is the best tool?”, “is tool X better than tool Y?”, or “we are looking for the best tool to X”. All such questions are equally vacuous. The [...]
Making the CM Business Case: Part 3 – Audiences and data
Posted by Mark in Business Cases, Configuration Management on June 19, 2009
In the last part we looked at the basic outline of a fairly generic business case. I also stressed the importance of preparing your audience, especially for something that will be new to them – something like configuration management. I also stressed the importance of targeting your executive summary at the decision maker (the person [...]
Making the CM Business Case: Part 2 – The Simple Stuff
Posted by Mark in Business Cases, Configuration Management on June 13, 2009
Okay, where was I? Last time I pointed out that you are not going to convince anyone to introduce configuration management if you just present a business case. There’s much more to it than that. This time I’m going to discuss what goes into a business case. Hang on! Hold the phone! Didn’t I just [...]
Making a Business Case for Configuration Management
Posted by Mark in Business Cases, Configuration Management on June 11, 2009
This is the first in a series of, fairly informal, posts about making a business case for Configuration Management. Before I get stuck in to the topic I would like to make clear that much of what I am about to discuss applies to making a business case for anything, not just Configuration Management. So, [...]
