02/04/2007
Desperately seeking... a lightweight Perl
web framework
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Business
Decision Making Tools
The point of business
Increased shareholder value - cash
Increased shareholder value - cash
William of
Occam, 14th century logician and Franciscan friar
entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem
entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity
"All things being equal, the simplest solution tends to be the best one.“
It often happens that the best explanation is much more complicated than the simplest possible explanation because it requires fewer assumptions.
entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem
entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity
"All things being equal, the simplest solution tends to be the best one.“
It often happens that the best explanation is much more complicated than the simplest possible explanation because it requires fewer assumptions.
Pareto Principle, by Joseph
M. Juran named after Vilfredo Pareto, Italian economist
"for many phenomena, 80% of the consequences stem from 20% of the causes“
-- en.wikipedia.org
"for many phenomena, 80% of the consequences stem from 20% of the causes“
-- en.wikipedia.org
Cost Benefit Analysis
Estimate days for development
Estimate hidden costs and benefits e.g. of more stable framework
Cost comparison -> decision
Perfection vs. pragmatism
Estimate days for development
Estimate hidden costs and benefits e.g. of more stable framework
Cost comparison -> decision
Perfection vs. pragmatism