Re: **JUNK** Re: Should users have a say in the software development process?

[Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Actually, it was a subsidiary of a prominent Mafia-owned corporation.

Bill Meecham wrote:
> What was that a six sigma shop?
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Booth Martin <mailto:booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>  
> To: Midrange Systems Technical  <mailto:midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Discussion 
> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 2:19 PM
> Subject: Re: Should users have a say in the software development process?
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>
> I once had a CEO of a medium sized company tell me that he prefers to 
> keep the minutes of any meetings he attends.  He said the decisions are 
> all in the minutes, therefore the keeper of the minutes decides the issues. 
>
> Jones, John (US) wrote: 
> > There's no doubt that a committee can come up with the best solution. 
> > The question is whether or not the committee will agree to use the best 
> > solution.  That's where the major disconnect comes in.  It can sometimes 
> > be difficult-to-impossible to get a majority decision that favors the 
> > best solution.  Especially if the committee chair is biased against the 
> > best solution. 
> >
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