Posted by Reilly Atkinson on September 22, 2001 at 17:05:46:

In Reply to: Best (useful) practices and their realization in a data format posted by Patrick on September 17, 2001 at 03:47:21:

Patrick -- Since you are building an information system, you might as well use known "best practices" (in the current jargon)

For example, you ask about the wisdom of connections to your Yellow pages. The only people who can answer that question are the users, and the only way they can give reasonable answers is to try out the scheme.

Do you really know that "best practices" are fleeting, or do you conjecture that is the case? When practive A becomes obsolete, and practice B comes into play, does B incorporate A? Has quite a bit to do with strategies for updating.

So, find out what will fly with the users, build a system that will help the users do their job better. Once you get the requirements and specs defined by the users, your design should become quite easy to develop. Just use common sense, and don't be snowed by technology. Technology is your servant, not the other way around.

Good luck and regards,
Reilly Atkinson

---

Follow Ups:

---

Click Here to Post Follow Up in New Forums

    Knowledge Management Think Tank (New)

  

 Subject: 

Message: