Well said, Larry - and great analogy!
 
The caveat for standards is:
they are a starting point, especially useful for those who are unsure where to begin when defining their own needs.
 
For my first car, I started with my Dad's selection criteria and modified it to suit my needs. His criteria gave me ideas about what I should be looking for - and examples of what I absolutely did (or did not) want.  :-)
 
regards
Sonya


 --- On Mon, 9/11/09, Larry Medina <[log in to unmask]> wrote:



The only thing that really means anything IS IF THE APPLICATION meets YOUR
specific requirements, and the only way to determine that is to perform a
functional needs assessment of the organization for which the application is
being deployed...  


...My best friend bought a car, and he said it was a great car, but he doesn't
have two kids and a wife who is vertically challenged, so when we looked at
the same car that he certified, it didn't work for us... this is no
different, except for the cost and the number of passengers.

Larry
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