... Unless they produce EVENTUAL sales. Or, more accurately, increase the bottom line. (Which can be done without increasing sales, but with reducing...
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Phlip
phlipcpp
Feb 4, 2007 4:45 pm
... Nope. It's all about the Benjamins... -- Phlip http://www.greencheese.us/ZeekLand <-- NOT a blog!!!...
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Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Feb 4, 2007 4:31 pm
Hello, Mark. On Sunday, February 4, 2007, at 11:10:19 AM, you ... No one is suggesting that there are unlimited resources; no one is recommending...
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Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Feb 4, 2007 4:30 pm
Hello, Phlip. On Sunday, February 4, 2007, at 11:15:48 AM, you ... Does agility have business value? Does it have value beyond "more money"? Ron Jeffries ...
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Phlip
phlipcpp
Feb 4, 2007 4:16 pm
... Predictability leads to agility, from small to large scales. -- Phlip http://www.greencheese.us/ZeekLand <-- NOT a blog!!!...
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Mark Schraad
mschraad333
Feb 4, 2007 4:12 pm
I completely get, that real progress, real accomplishment and personal value come from doing the things we are passionate about and the drive to make things...
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Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Feb 4, 2007 3:46 pm
Hello, Ilja. On Sunday, February 4, 2007, at 7:35:39 AM, you ... Yes. And the money folks will soon remind us that these things are without value unless they...
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Ilja Preuss
ipreussde
Feb 4, 2007 12:36 pm
... Showing features at a trade show. Showing features to potential customers. Giving them access to early trial versions. Cheers, Ilja...
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Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Feb 4, 2007 11:17 am
There is a wonderful old book, /Do What You Love, the Money Will Follow: Discovering Your Right Livelihood/, by Marsha Sinetar, ...
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William Pietri
william_pietri
Feb 4, 2007 2:57 am
... Got it. I agree completely. I didn't see that in their posts, but I'm sure they'll clear things up for us. ... No, I'm not saying that's what they should...
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William Pietri
william_pietri
Feb 4, 2007 2:26 am
... I don't believe that advancing the purpose for which a nonprofit was formed counts to them as a "nicety". It's the point of the work. For example, one...
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Jared M. Spool
jmspool
Feb 4, 2007 2:15 am
... That's fine. We're in agreement on this. All I was trying to say was I was hearing from Jon and Anita that they were trying to say, using your analogy,...
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mhpries
Feb 4, 2007 1:07 am
Jared is making totally valid statements about what an organization requires to survive, for profit or not-for-profit. And person working for/with any...
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Jon Meads
jonmeads
Feb 4, 2007 12:22 am
"Financials always matter." Yep, if only because every project has a budgetary limit, even if it's the national debt. The important thing is to understand the...
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Mark Schraad
mschraad333
Feb 3, 2007 7:05 pm
I would be very curious why a non-profit would, in fact, re-design for reasons outside of those listed here. Niceties aren't usually affordable in the struggle...
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William Pietri
william_pietri
Feb 3, 2007 5:35 pm
... I disagree strongly. From my perspective, this is like saying that any human activity that doesn't result in more food to eat is a waste of resources....
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Robert Biddle
robtbiddle
Feb 3, 2007 4:57 pm
... run the coiffeurs dry... See: http://www.untickalock.com/jakob/index.html...
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Jared M. Spool
jmspool
Feb 3, 2007 4:46 pm
... I'm apparently not being clear. Let me try it a different way. I'm not saying financial is the only driver. I'm saying it's the first-order driver....
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Megan Brown
meganole25
Feb 3, 2007 2:51 am
The Case of the Missing Fingerprint <http://www.stickyminds.com/BetterSoftware/magazine.asp?fn=cifea> February 2007- Better Software Magazine Feature Article ...
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William Pietri
william_pietri
Feb 2, 2007 10:49 pm
... I've heard a lot of MBA express that view, and am happy to argue that way in a business context. But you can just as easily invert it: those five financial...
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Anita Salem
salemsystems
Feb 2, 2007 7:49 pm
Jared (I think ;-) said "Just because someone declares a goal to promote the organization (and it's leaders) doesn't necessarily mean that goal is good for the...
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Brian Marick
briandawnpau...
Feb 2, 2007 5:04 pm
... 1) In _Why Choose This Book? How We Make Decisions_, Read Montague claims that goal-directed computational systems (which includes our brains and, I think,...
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Mark Schraad
mschraad333
Feb 2, 2007 4:11 pm
What is important to understand is that there really is no such thing as a non-profit group. The only distinction there, is the source of income or funding....
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Jon Meads
jonmeads
Feb 2, 2007 4:02 pm
Jared, It's a good case of the business goals not being DIRECTLY tied to usability, development efficiency, or finances even though the purpose of bringing on ...
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Jared M. Spool
jmspool
Feb 2, 2007 3:16 pm
... I'm sorry Jon, but I don't understand. Just because someone declares a goal to promote the organization (and it's leaders) doesn't necessarily mean that...
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Jared M. Spool
jmspool
Feb 2, 2007 3:03 pm
... Um, they all do. That's the basic premise of a business. However, if you don't ensure your work is getting you towards one or more of increasing revenue,...
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Jon Meads
jonmeads
Feb 2, 2007 2:59 pm
I recently visited a potential client who was looking for usability support for a web site for a not-for-profit organization. In our discussions, the ...
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Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Feb 2, 2007 2:20 pm
Hello, Jared. On Friday, February 2, 2007, at 8:37:02 AM, you ... Really? Are there no organizations that actually focus on their work, and let the money...
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Jared M. Spool
jmspool
Feb 2, 2007 1:52 pm
... My contention is the other "value metrics" all serve the initial 5. Many people patronize Ben & Jerry's or Starbucks (or refuse to patronize Wal-Mart)...
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Jared M. Spool
jmspool
Feb 2, 2007 1:50 pm
... Well, if you really want to be accurate, then you'd fold them into increasing the Debt-to-Equity ratio of the Balance Sheet. As someone else pointed out,...
