Post by Really Red on Feb 1, 2019 13:23:44 GMT
I have to give a presentation on company intranet systems next week. I have all my facts laid out and I'm confident of the end result within my division, but I'd like to have that wow analogy that makes it clear to everyone.
Years ago, when arguing with the company's lawyers about unnecessary rules, I put 2 sets of Legos on the table and the little Lego brochure to put them together. I asked the lawyers if they wanted the pile of Legos that exactly made up the figure or the pile with lots of pieces, including the correct pieces, but then they had to figure out which ones worked.
Boom. They understood immediately and the weeks of negotiations were over. I mean it was as simple as that.
I know the people with whom I speak are going to agree with me as I have done my research - very thoroughly - but I'd like a simple analogy to help, because while my division will agree, I want the other divisions to as well. Here's the story:
System A is new.
Teaching someone to use System A requires a minimum of 100 hours.
To set it up correctly requires about 40 hours.
System B is easy-to-use but has been used incorrectly for years.
Teaching someone to use it requires 3 hours.
To set it up correctly would also require about 40 hours.
The times are based on real-life trials.
People want to move to System A because they think it's easier to search on system A. That is because someone spent over 100 hours setting up system A correctly to show it off. My point is System B has a lot more bells and whistles and set up correctly, it is as easy to search as System A is. So why waste 100 hours? We have dozens of intranet sites, so EACH site would require the minimum of 100 hours per administrator.
Anyone listening to pros/cons who understands intranet systems is going to agree with me and I have backup in IT and IT Security. Problem is, the person who is making this decision is a bit of a lunatic (on Thursday he wandered around the office saying "I'm lost in my head" over and over again). He's very ADD and it is HARD to get him to sit and listen. He saw something he liked and he was off. I am eventually going to need to convince him he is wrong. I can't do that with words and charts. I need an analogy.
Can anyone help?
Years ago, when arguing with the company's lawyers about unnecessary rules, I put 2 sets of Legos on the table and the little Lego brochure to put them together. I asked the lawyers if they wanted the pile of Legos that exactly made up the figure or the pile with lots of pieces, including the correct pieces, but then they had to figure out which ones worked.
Boom. They understood immediately and the weeks of negotiations were over. I mean it was as simple as that.
I know the people with whom I speak are going to agree with me as I have done my research - very thoroughly - but I'd like a simple analogy to help, because while my division will agree, I want the other divisions to as well. Here's the story:
System A is new.
Teaching someone to use System A requires a minimum of 100 hours.
To set it up correctly requires about 40 hours.
System B is easy-to-use but has been used incorrectly for years.
Teaching someone to use it requires 3 hours.
To set it up correctly would also require about 40 hours.
The times are based on real-life trials.
People want to move to System A because they think it's easier to search on system A. That is because someone spent over 100 hours setting up system A correctly to show it off. My point is System B has a lot more bells and whistles and set up correctly, it is as easy to search as System A is. So why waste 100 hours? We have dozens of intranet sites, so EACH site would require the minimum of 100 hours per administrator.
Anyone listening to pros/cons who understands intranet systems is going to agree with me and I have backup in IT and IT Security. Problem is, the person who is making this decision is a bit of a lunatic (on Thursday he wandered around the office saying "I'm lost in my head" over and over again). He's very ADD and it is HARD to get him to sit and listen. He saw something he liked and he was off. I am eventually going to need to convince him he is wrong. I can't do that with words and charts. I need an analogy.
Can anyone help?
) training w/the existing toilet and show that it's meant to be used sitting and facing away from the plumbing and that that will not cause a facilities/cleaning nightmare. Both get you what you want. One costs a lot more for the same benefit.
I don't think.