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Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 14:57:30 -0700
From: Andrew Sharp <andy.sharp@onstor.com>
To: "Bob Miller" <bob.miller@onstor.com>
Cc: "Brian Stark" <brian.stark@onstor.com>
Subject: Re: Web GUI proposal
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Really the two numbers to compare are in the orange boxes, $49k and
$109k.  The software development only numbers (no maintenance
costs) are in blue, and they are $29k and $65k.


On Wed, 8 Oct 2008 14:45:49 -0700 "Bob Miller" <bob.miller@onstor.com>
wrote:

> Andy
> I assume the two number to compare are the 43K with the 64K is that
> correct? There was a $29K number which was connected with SW
> Development that seemed to not be connected to anything.
> B
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Sharp 
> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 2:39 PM
> To: Bob Miller
> Cc: Brian Stark
> Subject: Web GUI proposal
> 
> Howdy,
> 
> Attached is a spreadsheet analyzing the cost aspect of the two
> strategies I've come up with for persuing this project.  The two are:
> hiring a full time progammer (New Hire); and paying a
> contractor/consulting company to do the work, including some, maybe
> 10-25% of the project management work. Both would utilize the HCL
> programmer (Dhavamani) we have available to assist in the programming
> work.
> 
> The contractor approach, which I did not initially consider, has two
> very real advantages: it costs quite a lot less in the first 12
> months, and they can start immediately, and by that I mean tomorrow.
> I expect for all intents and puposes a new hire would be on line
> soonest in a month.
> 
> I met with the head of a firm that I have had positive experience
> with, Tridigital.  As a result of that meeting, I sent our GUI
> related code including all the javascript to them, as well as made
> available a filer so they could get a good look at the GUI.
> 
> 
> Based on their findings, I have put together this spreadsheet that
> summarizes the costs as well as the steps and milestones in the plan.
> I believe we can have something internally releaseable, ie., to QA
> others, by January.  I have confidence that Tridigital can do what we
> need and I recommend that approach be approved.  The can start as soon
> as I get that approval.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> a
> 
> PS.  It might go without saying, but details: Tridigital can start as
> soon as we have a PO; they will bill against that on a monthly basis
> based on hours worked.
