Well, I personally know one high-level technical individual who almost got fired for daring to use Spring in a heavy J2EE shop. He survived and Spring makes the

Well, I personally know one high-level technical individual who almost got fired for daring to use Spring in a heavy J2EE shop. He survived and Spring makes the product so much better (for those who don't know - Spring is basically what J2EE should have been - lightweight and high performance framework) You basically have to appeal to emotions (they won't understand the technical argument or even care). But if it makes the product more stable, more easily extensible/customizable - that could work. Good luck!