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By: Brian Benton

Brian Benton — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:21:04 +0000

Donnie-you are absolutely correct. It is much easier, and cheaper, to hire people and then let them go when a problem comes up. With a software, you are stuck with it. The only way out is to purchase new software.

By: Brian Benton

Brian Benton — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:21:00 +0000

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By: Donnie Gladfelter

Donnie Gladfelter — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:07:56 +0000

Brian – Personally I think it comes to be a matter of predictability. When a manager looks at a purchase request for technology they have little assurance that the company will ever recover the costs. On the other hand, a manager can simply hire another person, and by means of job performance goals and the like – measure his/her performance over time to insure an adequate ROI. Knowing the benefits of C3D vs hiring another person seems ridiculous, but for a manager who knows people but not technology – that new guy seems more responsible from a financial perspective.

By: Donnie Gladfelter

Donnie Gladfelter — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:07:00 +0000

By: Brian Benton

Brian Benton — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:00:58 +0000

Great post Donnie. You hit on many points that I am currently dealing with where I work. Be bought Civil3D 2007, 2 years ago, and have yet to do anything with it. We did upgrade from AutoCAD 2004 to 2007, then to 2008. Now we are debating running 2009. But we run C3D as vanilla AutoCAD, with tons of custom lisp routines. Some of our surveyors are using Civil3D to manage points, but that’s the extent. Management is worried about the bottom line. We had our vendor come in and train us, but that was in October 2007. The market is slow right now for us and they are worried about, as you said, fixing something that isn’t broken. I understand this thinking to an extent, but if we already bought the software, bought the training, then why aren’t we using it? I told my boss yesterday that I have come to the realization in my life that there are two things I will never understand; women (no offense I’m just dumb) and management. Neither he nor my wife appreciated that comment. Another thing I haven’t learned is to keep my mouth shut!

By: Brian Benton

Brian Benton — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0000