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Cost of Gaps
[edit | edit source]This is a lesson part of the module The Web Economy out of the Open Source ERP/Executive Diploma course conducted by a private university.
Topics
[edit | edit source]- There are many gaps between the software and real user experience that requires big picture analysis[1].
- Each item of change to a new experience is a cost. Change itself has a cost, such as training and conditioning the users.
- There is also a collective cost of getting a critical mass of users to like something and use it often enough to support an eco-system.
Cost Of Software
[edit | edit source]- A software design is very different from building a bridge. Its price cannot be fixed[2].
- It also has its own anti-patterns and require strict scoping control[3].
Assignment Tasks
[edit | edit source]- Research and identify the type of costs needed to use Open Source software.
- Outline the remedy measures in real costing terms.
- Suggest a plan to change an organisation from using proprietary software to Open Source software.
Activities
[edit | edit source]- Publish your works in an attractive manner in your user page, stating your own views and findings providing links to your sources. Use the talk page here to score marks.
- Create or edit sub-pages of course materials within wikiversity.
- Discuss in the forum (link shall be provided) by offering your ideas and answering or comment on others' postings.
Reference
[edit | edit source]- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gap_analysis
- ↑ http://www.ambysoft.com/essays/brokenTriangle.html
- ↑ http://www.niwotridge.com/BookReviews/AntiPatternsInPM.htm
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