Bit of advice following some office politics

[mogwai]

Hi,

I am after bit of advice about alternative technolgies that I could use for one the projects I am currently working on has fallen victim to some inter office politics.

I have been redeveloping the current MS Access based application we have to manage the attraction assement scheme that we run. My plan was to redevelop it as a SQL Server database with an ASP .NET interface.

I am a sql server dba and am not a .net developer as such but wanted to use this project as a means to get more used to it.

However the chap that manages a certain subset of our apps that are looked after by an outsourced team in india got wind of me doing .net developemnt and has taken exception to this and gone to the head of department. The upshot is that I am not allowed to use .net as the interface anymore.

Other than new Access front end with the data in SQl server, or data in sql server with excel templates for new attractions to be created and Sql Server Reporting Services reports to view data in the system.

Are there any other ways to implement the interface that you can think of?

 

[topdog@OC]

So what do they use / want to use? If at all they took exception (or got validation for the exception) because they use something else, chances of history repeating itself if you use something else than the status quo are high.

 

[gord]

Exactly what I had type out topdog. We could suggest other technologies, but they could all be vetoed as ASP.net was. You need to talk to your CTO or equivalent and discuss what is available for use. You'll have to save the ASP.net development for home.

 

[mogwai]

All our other bespoke apps are .net just for some reason I am not allowed to use .net as this particular person who is completely non technical has thrown a strop that they where not consulted about the redev of this current system.

My CTO who is also non technical is the person that said no .net after this other person went to see him. The platform that has been suggested as an alternative is Excel templates.

 

[gord]

So all of your infrastructure is set up for .net, you've got the licensing the development kits.. and they're going to stop you because a non-tech has thrown a strop. Have they even read your proposal doc? If it doesn't have these words in "cost" "more" "take" "longer" then I suggest a minor re-write.

 

[piggeh]

thrown a strop that they where not consulted about the redev of this current system.

It's not too late to consult though, is it? Have a meeting, get their views, give them input into it. Say how great you think .net is or how great some of the stuff is they've done and get them onside. I'm sure everyone would appreciate it, especially if .net is the best way to do it.