In article <3t2a24d2jqugnn7qj9tm3uklgeeuah2622@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Robert <no@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>On Sat, 10 May 2008 00:34:34 +0000 (UTC), docdwarf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
() wrote:
>
>>In article <89o924l4fbu4pl6q9u57jc6k455do7donu@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>>Robert <no@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>On Fri, 9 May 2008 19:14:16 +0000 (UTC), docdwarf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
() wrote:
>>>
>>>>In article <4o472456929lf2sjljessaljgjdhgjhiv0@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>>>>Clark F Morris <cfmpublic@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>[snip]
>>>>
>>>>>It also
>>>>>gets to be interesting when two departments disagree on the way
things
>>>>>should be done or what the rules are.
>>>>
>>>>That's for the 200-level (sophomore) courses, Mr Morris: The
Accountants
>>>>say 'Do (a)'. The Manafacturing Staff says 'Do (b)', where b does not
>>>>equal and cannot be reconciled, mathematically, to a. What does the
>>>>Programming Staff do?
>>>
>>>Set up an account 'Inventory, finished goods, GAAP Variance' and book
>>>the difference to
>>>it.
>>
>>In a strict-chargeback shop, Mr Wagner, the cost of the disk space and
the
>>processing-time have to be paid by *someone*... if they can't be
>>costed-out to a particular department then they come out of IT's budget
>>and that decreases the CIO's bonus, with all associated unpleasant
>>results.
>
>I said give both parties what they want and record the difference in an
>account tied to
>the responsible party. Let him explain it to the auditors.
Mr Wagner, when one says a and the other says b... either party is
equallyresponsible or not-responsible. The accounting-tallies for
disk-space, CPU time and XIO counts have to wind up on *someone*'s desk.
>
>I recently bought a 200GB disk drive for $80, about one hour's bill rate
>for a contractor.
>You can no longer use hardware cost as a club. It's now all about people
cost.
You might be interested in learning thaqt nnot every system is the same as
the one to which you attached that drive, Mr Wagner; storage costs at my
current client's site are low-to-mid-six-figures per month.
(what results, of course, are meetings about 'We have to cut costs!'...
and questions like 'all right, our expenses are (n) and you say this is
unsatisfactory, what number would you say is permissible?' get met with
'... we have to cut costs!')
>
>>>For further
>>>explanation, call the Doc at
>>>800-555-1212 or email docdwarf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>
>>Mr Wagner, when my clients discover that calling me on business matters
>>Costs Money they tend to discourage folks from doing so... and my habit
of
>>leaving someone else's name and contact-number assists this.
>
>Oh great, another obsolete concept, the one about long-distance phone
>calls being expensive.
No, Mr Wagner, the current and applicable concept of 'If I am doing work
for you then I am being paid by you; if I cannot be falling-down drunk
because you might need me then I am on your clock.'
DD
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