RE: Software Purchase Justification

2008-02-18 Thread Charles Beck
What things is your boss looking for? I would start by asking your boss. Otherwise, you're just taking a poke in the dark. Chuck Beck Sr. Technical Writer | Infor | Office: 614.523.7302 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behal

RE: Software Purchase Justification

2008-02-18 Thread Kelly McDaniel
t: Monday, February 18, 2008 12:04 PM > To: Ann Balaban; framers@lists.frameusers.com > Subject: RE: Software Purchase Justification > > What things is your boss looking for? I would start by asking your boss. > Otherwise, you're just taking a poke in the dark. > > Chuck

Re: Software Purchase Justification

2008-02-18 Thread John Hedtke
I always rely on savings/efficiency when touting a software purchase: What will this save the company? How will it improve efficiency, throughput, or final quality to buy this thing? In the case of the Adobe Tech Comm Suite, it's got a few advantages right off the top: even at list price, you

RE: Software Purchase Justification

2008-02-18 Thread Ann Balaban
I used the $$ numbers for justification. Just upgrading to FM8 and Acrobat 3D is worth it. But he wants something else. We are going to discuss it next week but I wanted to anticipate his requests and already have it completed. I guess I should have mentioned this the first time. Included in my req

RE: Software Purchase Justification

2008-02-18 Thread Glenn Voyles
I had a similar challenge late last year and wrote a business plan for a CMS. I believe I got the template from one of the vendors we decided against (they're all very helpful when it comes to helping you sell their software to upper management). Anyway, after the executive summary, I described t

RE: Software Purchase Justification

2008-02-18 Thread John Sgammato
o: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Software Purchase Justification I used the $$ numbers for justification. Just upgrading to FM8 and Acrobat 3D is worth it. But he wants something else. We are going to discuss it next week but I wanted to anticipate his requests and already have it completed. I gues

RE: Software Purchase Justification

2008-02-19 Thread Ann Balaban
Thanks! I never thought of this approach. Regards, annb --- -Original Message- From: John Sgammato [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 6:12 PM To: Ann Balaban; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Software Purchase Justification Keep in mind the "hit-by-