Comments on: More Bandwidth ≠ Greater Productivity http://blog.lawsonguru.com/2007/11/21/more-bandwidth-%e2%89%a0-greater-productivity/ Thought-Provoking Commentary for the Lawson Software Community Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:21:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Frito http://blog.lawsonguru.com/2007/11/21/more-bandwidth-%e2%89%a0-greater-productivity/#comment-56 Frito Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:35:44 +0000 http://lawsonguru.wordpress.com/2007/11/21/more-bandwidth-%e2%89%a0-greater-productivity/#comment-56 I agree that the only real way to improve productivity is to isolate those key functions and streamline them. Today, with the advent of web standards and AJAX, it is much easier to reduce clicks, perform real-time database checks, and quickly update page information based on the context without EVER submitting the form. In the web world, ERP vendors are still stuck in the classic "request/response" world where every thing needs to go back to the server as one big transaction. Web 2.0 technologies are breaking that barrier w/ almost "Client" like capabilities. The less forms/submits the user is producing the less bandwidth, server processing, and whole page UI displaying needs to occur. Bottom line - there is TREMENDOUS opportunity to re-engineer key processes/pages if you can stop looking at everything being a nail. Another important point is that the "designers" of these functions MUST have a deep understanding of the particular user and how they operate. They should try sitting behind the desk and operating as they do for even one hour. I think then you will start seeing innovation... throw a programmer in there too! I agree that the only real way to improve productivity is to isolate those key functions and streamline them. Today, with the advent of web standards and AJAX, it is much easier to reduce clicks, perform real-time database checks, and quickly update page information based on the context without EVER submitting the form. In the web world, ERP vendors are still stuck in the classic “request/response” world where every thing needs to go back to the server as one big transaction. Web 2.0 technologies are breaking that barrier w/ almost “Client” like capabilities. The less forms/submits the user is producing the less bandwidth, server processing, and whole page UI displaying needs to occur.

Bottom line – there is TREMENDOUS opportunity to re-engineer key processes/pages if you can stop looking at everything being a nail.

Another important point is that the “designers” of these functions MUST have a deep understanding of the particular user and how they operate. They should try sitting behind the desk and operating as they do for even one hour. I think then you will start seeing innovation… throw a programmer in there too!

]]> By: Eric 2 http://blog.lawsonguru.com/2007/11/21/more-bandwidth-%e2%89%a0-greater-productivity/#comment-40 Eric 2 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 01:43:19 +0000 http://lawsonguru.wordpress.com/2007/11/21/more-bandwidth-%e2%89%a0-greater-productivity/#comment-40 First of all, adding Band width costs money. Unless "Laurie" is using an on-line payment service (like on-line banking), make the internet connection faster does not = doing things faster. This is an example of of "10". The author needed 10 things to say, so... A better example would have been locking down work PCs to Work software only. That way, you don't spend time 'fixing" pcs thats infected! First of all, adding Band width costs money.
Unless “Laurie” is using an on-line payment service (like on-line banking), make the internet connection faster does not = doing things faster.

This is an example of of “10″. The author needed 10 things to say, so…

A better example would have been locking down work PCs to Work software only. That way, you don’t spend time ‘fixing” pcs thats infected!

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