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Thank you! I once had the pleasure (ahem) to work with a "solution architect" who shared the opinion around enterprise software you mentioned. He was in charge
by hef19898 4y ago
Thank you! I once had the pleasure (ahem) to work with a "solution architect" who shared the opinion around enterprise software you mentioned. He was in charge of getting the MRP running, but he had no idea how MRP works, e.g. he set thought having one (!) use case without (!) lead times life represents a successful implementation... Almost a year later, I still try to clean that mess up...
- robertlagrant 4y agoI have a similar thing with people who think snow is white. Joseph Stalin also thought that, and he killed 50 million people!
- hef19898 4y agoCome again?
- douglee650 4y agoIt's an allegory OP is making to express their disdain for anecdotal correlation, illustrated here by the absurdity in which the story of a solution architect making a mistake based on a single case, is itself an anecdotal correlation …the purpose of which is perceived to paint an entire class of people (solution architects) as reactively decisive with incomplete information.
- hef19898 4y agoWell, I did talk about one specific solution architect. One that got the fundamental basics of ERP systems wrong. And part of the problem was his superficial, at best, understanding of ERP systems and underlying processes. The last part is ehat said solution architect has in common with the vast majority of commenters under this submission.
- douglee650 4y agoNice, i was trying to get into the motives of the "snow is white equals Joseph Stalin" commenter. Not a condemnation of your statement.
- hef19898 4y ago>> Not a condemnation of your statement. I didn't take it as such. And you really helped, because was a total loss with OP's comment...
- robertlagrant 4y agoSibling comment nailed it. It's just a brief analogous category error. Someone thought SAP was bad and messed up an implementation, therefore people who think SAP is bad mess up implementations. Someone thought snow was white and killed 50m people, therefore people who think snow is white are mass murderers.
- hef19898 4y agoOk, you got me. I am no match to your logic nor your argumentative skills. SAP sucks, because its UI is bad. Doubly so because the UI of an expense solution SAP acquired through a third party is bad. You win. Now someone has to come up with something that solves all the other challenges industrial enterprises have. And tell them whatever alternative was developed is actually so much better that an ERP system change is warrented.
- robertlagrant 4y agoYou seem to have needlessly changed the topic. I'm refuting the specific point I was talking about. You seem to be cheering for your team regardless of pros and cons.