Covey Resignation (was: Re: IS THIS TRUE??????)

[DAsmussen <DAsmussen@xxxxxxx>]

Hey Folks,

This "bounced"  I snipped some of my own quoted comments for brevity...

Dean

In a message dated 98-04-10 08:02:11 EDT, owner-bpcs-l@midrange.com writes:

> To: BPCS-L@midrange.com
>  From: Cem Usakligil <cem@objectsunlimited.com>
>  Subject: Re: Covey Resignation (was: Re: IS THIS TRUE??????)
>  In-Reply-To: <bd015888.352dabc2@aol.com>
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>  At 01:18 10-4-98 EDT, you wrote:
>  ....
>  ....
>  >EDITORIAL MODE(*ON) (stick around, they'll get shorter after this -- skip
to
>  >the next paragraph if you can't stand it)  I to believe this account of
the
>  >situation, and believe that Covey _himself_ is responsible for a large
portion
>  >of the current release's problems.  I am not "disappointed" at all -- the
fact
>  >is that SSA had _ALREADY_ lost more "customers/business" than it can even
>  >_HOPE_ to recover within the next two years.  I know for a _fact_ that
either
>  >Roger himself, or in conjuction with a certain "player to be named later",
was
>  >responsible for at least 3 (last minute) changes in direction for
AS/Setizing
>  >INV500 for V6 -- to this day it averages a BMR/week for 6.0.02, heaven
help
>  >6.0.04 users.  Roger is a visionary, but did not have the patience to run
SSA
>  >when he came back, because it had become too big in his absence.  His
>   >focus is very short, and I've heard from more than one person that "If
your 
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>  Dear Dean,
>  
>  Being an ex-SSA employee (6 years of service, most recently as principal
>  consultant) and having been working with BPCS since 1984 to date, I could
>  not agree more. I truly don't understand how R. Covey, of all people, can
>  ever be seen as a savior. IMHO, I think that his come back as CEO had been
>  quite damaging to SSA, which was then, again in my own opinion, on its way
>  to becoming a mature and stable company.
>  
>  Best regards,
>  
>  Cem Usakligil
>  Objects Unlimited BV
>  cem@objectsunlimited.com
>  www.objectsunlimited.com