Rob,
This is LP Chair Geoff Neale's project. He says he has experience with
business software. I sent him a letter questioning the expense
(actually the failure to hold people accountable for making mistakes
with previous software that led to the expense), but I am not
knowledgeable about the technical aspects. If you're confident that you
know of an alternative that would get the job done and save the LP
money, you should share your concerns with him. He's at <chair@lp.org>.
Yours in liberty,
<<< Starchild >>>
Let's put it this way. A couple weeks ago, when I got the "50 for
50" mailing about ballot access but didn't have the cash to send in a
check, I used a magnet to put the form and envelope on my fridge.
But the nearly-six-figure membership database mailing went right into
the recycle bin.For an organization with the number of employees LPUS has, the
company I work for (Vintara) would deliver an entire ISO
9000/14000/17000 or Six Sigma solution (quality management is what
LPUS really needs) for less than that price. That would include not
only our Customer Satisfaction database (they'd have to put LP member
names in the Customer field, though I can't say that would be a bad
thought exercise for them), but also 13 other databases that they
sorely need, like Nonconformances, Corrective Actions, Metrics,
Planning, Training, etc.I'm thinking some consultant found a bunch of rubes to take advantage
of, and now we're being asked to pay the price.Rob
--- In lpsf-discuss@yahoogroups.com, Kelly Simpson
<KellySimpson@p...> wrote:I got a letter from the national LP asking for donations for a
$94,835
database. I'm thinking of contributing because I think having a
good
database that is compatible with the databases of the affiliates is
one
of the most important functions of the national LP, but I have no
idea
whether the database they are thinking of buying is worth that much
money.
Do any of you think it is worth that much?
Kelly
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