Is Automatically Better ASC Conference 26 April 2000 Laurance Gerrard

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Is Automatically Better?ASC Conference 26
April 2000Laurance Gerrard
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The Good
Increased EfficiencyIncreased Quality/AccuracyGo
od Human Factors
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ASC Software Registerwww.asc.org.uk/registerSu
rvey DesignData CaptureStatistical
AnalysisPresentation/Reporting
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Human FactorsTake away the DrudgeryMake Life
EasierLeave some Hobbies
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The BadDecreased efficiencyDecreased Quality
Poor ROI
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The Ugly Poor or Non-existent
CBAUnder-resourced Implementation
ThwartedUnforseen/Insurmountable
DifficultiesUnhappy Users
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Expectation v Reality Fully tested Release
v Beta version Timing v Functionality Cost v
Savings
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A Little Contingency?Contingency Planning
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Meeting Resistance A long established
problemPositive and Negative Reasons
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In Defence of Edward Ludd Victim of
History, condemned by his own EponymThreatened
by TechnologyThe first Technoclast?
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Reasons to ResistPeople may...resist because
they think that quality will suffer...think the
technology being offered is inferior...be afraid
of the unknown...be afraid for their livelihood
...want to stop technical development just for
the sake of it
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Reasons to be Cheerful 1 Reduces
Boredom2 Reduces the working Week3 Increases
Leisure Time
we wish