by Honyox R Us » Tue Jun 19, 2012 10:22 pm
[quote:9ba9239805="Novie"]Speaking of the two (credit/criticism) I offer the following.
2. The most poignant point I have seen, in my humble opinion, in the arena of criticism is the fact that this new system should have been tested with mock leagues for a week or so before planning the roll-out. Some of us have been used as beta-testers in the past to aid in uncovering bugs prior to a roll-out. This, for whatever reason and to whomevers discredit, was a major dropping of the ball.[/quote:9ba9239805]
This is spot on. Having been through a complete operating system change about 7 yrs ago at work, this was done. We went from a software system on our own servers to a web-based product, both of which were to maintain clients' files (insurance agency software). We ran the old and new systems concurrently for 3 months before we went 'live' with the new system. Our service people had to duplicate EVERY transaction, one in the old system and one in the new.
A lot of extra work but it 1) guaranteed that transactions were secure, 2) helped find the bugs in the new system (and there were PLENTY), and 3) gave the service staff real life experience with the new system.
I don't hold any of this against Bernie. I think he's busier than a one-legged man in an asskicking contest and has little or no help. I said somewhere else in the forum that I'm expecting a July startup for the new site... that's my story and I'm sticking to it.