Comments on: What I learned about COTS requirements while searching for a wedding dress

By: Laura Brandau

Laura Brandau — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:07:20 +0000

Thanks for the congratulations, Paul! I got engaged around Christmas time.

By: Paul Evans

Paul Evans — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:15:34 +0000

Belated congratulations for whenever you got engaged
Interesting post, it’s amazing how widely applicable sensible heuristics can be

By: Laura Brandau

Laura Brandau — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:56:06 +0000

I guess that’s why they recommend you buy the dress first. “It sets the tone for the wedding.” All cheekiness aside, this is a great point. I guess I can’t learn everything I need to know from a bit of dress shopping!

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:51:22 +0000

Quite the original way to look at SaaS options, Laura! I haven’t, nor will I ever have to shop for a wedding dress – but I think your analogy is missing one key ingredient: integration. I’m betting you didn’t consider how well your dress would work with the groom’s attire – but unfortunately none your organization’s systems are likely to be as uniform and easy to match to as a Tux/Suit. I guess it would be more akin to making sure your dress (SaaS) and the bridesmaid dresses (on-premise apps) work with each other. Without integration you’re going to detract from the dress when the big (ROI) day arrives. Don’t forget to plan for application integration!