Thought-Provoking Commentary for the Lawson Software Community
In the last issue, I reported on some of the enhancements that you would want if you could change any one feature in Lawson. One of these requests is to remove the "mainframe look-and-feel" of Lawson. Others have since agreed, and I have received numerous comments from you about how you’d like to see Lawson do away with some of this "clunky" behavior.
Part of the monthly close in your organization is probably the creation of a "briefing book", or some other type of report package. Over the next couple of years, as the new concept of Business Application Monitoring (or "BAM") takes over, this could change dramatically.
Not a Lawson story, per se, but an important one nonetheless. As you’ve probably figured out by now, I’m a stickler for meaningful business value, and purposeful processes. Hence, my disdain for the short-sighted management policies and trends that seem to have become a way of life.
Testing is not only vital to the success of a software development project; it’s a vital ingredient for a successful implementation. Here are some of my thoughts on testing:
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A few months ago, I wrote about becoming a "process enterprise", which is one of the nine themes in Michael Hammer’s book "The Agenda" (ISBN 0-609-60966-1). (By the way, if you don’t have a copy of this book, you owe it to yourself to get a copy.) This month, I want to talk about another of his themes: becoming "easier to do business with".
Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) can mean many things. Integrating various applications can be as simple—and "low-tech"—as direct interfaces between systems in your organization.
In the DC area, there used to be a department store whose slogan was “Where Integrity Shops”. As a kid, I never really understood what that slogan meant.
Recently, while explaining Lawson printing solutions to a client, I realized how complicated and confusing this can be, particularly when you are running on a UNIX server.
There was an interesting article in the Washington Post (10/13/02) recently about the abandoned conversion of the DC government’s payroll system. If you live in the DC area, you may remember a few years ago when this system was being cutover–there were stories in the paper and on the local TV news about people not being paid, and how the system was a mess, etc. etc.
In a nutshell, they’ve spent $20 million to replace their 33-year-old system, and have decided to just keep using the old system.
It was truly disheartening to learn this past week about more layoffs at Lawson. (See http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20020926S0005).
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