County Forum Questions

[Robert Bushman]

Good stuff Seth, thanks!

On Sun, 7 Jul 2002, Seth Johnson wrote:

> So:
>
> Take out the second sentence under "Experimental Migrations"
> and rename the section "Migration from Single Source:"  I
> think the experimental point is a great one, but it can be
> left out to help shore up your own position.
>
> > Migration from Single Source
> > ----------------------------
> > Maricopa County has achieved an extremely high degree
> > of interoperability by using a single source for all
> > software systems.  Now that the initial effort of
> > integration is largely complete, when will efforts
> > begin to migrate from single-source dependency?

Done.

> Rename the one section "Competitive Pricing."

Done.

> A little rewrite for "Dependency Spiral:"
>
> > Dependency Spiral
> > -----------------
> > While the use of a single source greatly facilitates
> > integration, the longer it continues, the harder it is
> > for employees to move productively between similar
> > products from competing vendors. What steps is Maricopa
> > County taking to prevent a dependancy spiral and
> > restore competition for its budget?

Done.