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lemondash
Posting Yak Master

159 Posts

Posted - 2009-03-23 : 13:07:49
Afternoon all,

Not too sure where to place this message. But basically what has happen I’m working for company that has a fairly comprehensive and large Database.
Since working for this company have notice certain things that are not correctly config, can I also see basic bad database design and on top of that there are other things that I believe in my experience that are wrong.

It’s all good I telling others in the company my ideas, but they want me to document it, so that it can be turned in to project and also for costs justifaction. Now I have never had to do this sort of documentation before. I have no idea for a starting point

Does anybody know where i could get a template from to get me started?
Or just any help would be great?

mfemenel
Professor Frink

1421 Posts

Posted - 2009-03-23 : 13:27:25
I'm not sure you'll find a template but here's my general advice for approaching this. First, make a list of everything you've found. Then go through your list and evaluate what will take the least effort and what will give you the most immediate benefit. Start with your low hanging fruit and in terms that fairly non technical people can understand present your case for the cost and benefit. With these in order you'll have a decent presentation and a plan to work from. A lot of companies will look at this type of thing and maybe not choose the more complex items but will gladly go after the lower cost highest impact items. Hope that helps.

Mike
"oh, that monkey is going to pay"
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