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Open Source Local Government Software Suite: Open Source Local Government...

It seems to me, that if even a fraction of the money currently being spent by Councils on proprietary software systems was channeled into developing an open source software suite for Local Government,...

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Open Source Local Government Software Suite: Re: Open Source Local Government...

Wayne I like your thinking but it is not new! There are two issues that arise here from your statements above. 1 Should Councils have access to Open Source Software 2 Should Councils have access to a...

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Open Source Local Government Software Suite: Re: Open Source Local Government...

Hi, Darron, I agree with you that there are a lot of barriers to creating an open source software suite for Local Government. It is hard enough convincing people of the value of contributing to this...

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Over use of expensive software systems: Over use of expensive software systems

When an organisation purchases an expensive software system there is a tendency to try and use the system to do as much as possible - presumably to try and get value for money. It is a natural...

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Over use of expensive software systems: Re: Over use of expensive software...

Wayne, I and others are definately supportive of this idea. But, how to take it further, as IT departments in Councils (I have worked with 3 Council's now) are very reluctant to any changes to their...

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Over use of expensive software systems: Re: Over use of expensive software...

Hi Ashish, I think the first step is for LG people who are already making good use of Open Source products, to tell their counterparts in other Councils what they have been doing, and how it has made...

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Open Source Local Government Software Suite: Re: Open Source Local Government...

Try www.rdasys.com

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Open Source Local Government Software Suite: Re: Open Source Local Government...

Thanks for the tip Tom. I will check out the site.

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Asset Management System Functional Specification: Asset Management System...

I have been working on a Functional Specification for an "ideal" Asset Management System over the past few days, and I was wondering if anyone out there has already developed something similar?

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Asset Management System Functional Specification: Re: Asset Management System...

GCCC spent lots of time and efforts to develop functional requirements for Enterprise Resource Planning solution with one of its core module being Asset Management. You may like to contact John Gorman...

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Asset Management System Functional Specification: Re: Asset Management System...

Thanks, Ashish. I will contact John. I reckon one of the big advantages of sharing knowledge publicly, is that if you ever move Councils, all of your previous work isn't lost to you. I believe if...

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Asset Management System Functional Specification: Re: Asset Management System...

A trouble ticket management software is a software that organizes and tracks down trouble tickets filed by customers or employees of a company. This software also manages the information and...

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Asset Management System Functional Specification: Re: Asset Management System...

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Asset Management System Functional Specification: Re: Asset Management System...

Thanks for the feedback Jerry. It is great to know that people are finding the site to be of value.

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Open Source Local Government Software Suite: Re: Open Source Local Government...

Software companies do a better job of writing software, and running a software company because they are motivated by the possibility of making themselves (the owners) rich. Nobody can beat that with a...

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Open Source Local Government Software Suite: Re: Open Source Local Government...

Hi David, Thanks for your feedback. In my experience some software companies do a good job of writing software and others do a very poor job. Unfortunately a lot of companies that fall into the second...

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Asset Management System Functional Specification: Re: Asset Management System...

Here here.

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Asset Management System Functional Specification: Re: Asset Management System...

Wayne, Do you know if anyone has ever gotten close to an AMS with the kind of functionality listed in the Functional Specification page?

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Asset Management System Functional Specification: Re: Asset Management System...

Hi Ben, I suspect a lot of Asset Management Systems around now would be capable of doing 90% of the things identified in the spec. Like a lot of things on the site, I was hoping that others would...

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