Assumptions/Arguments
Kelly (Chief Engineer of Product Software) thinks that Chris is jumping the gun and not willing to wait to create a sufficient product, considering that AcuScan is already short of staff, no time to come up with a new product and budget. Kelly is also trying to explain that the company does not have amply time to create new features since when creating new features; everything has to be tested to make sure the product is working right before put into retailers hands. Every product and feature that is created must be planned and tested correctly and only one product needs to be into production, based on previous work from two years go. Kelly’s issue is that, there are not enough programmers the workload analysis. In a nut shell, Kelly would like to be more practical and wait and develop the product and not rush anything, since the company has to find ways reduce the budget by 15% and she does not want to over work the existing employees being that the company is short staffed.
Pat (Director of Marketing) thinks …show more content…
Trying to create a new product and keep the existing serves that are being provided by the company. Kelly is trying to explain to Pat within the process of creating new features, programmers have to plan and test each feature to make sure everything is working correctly but by August it will be impossible. One design can be chosen and have it in by August but not all and Pat has a hard time comprehending, why only one design. Now the bickering begins with Pat and Kelly about prototype v time. Pat feels like the customers should have a prototype that includes all features and AcuScan would be the first company of the market with this new invention but Kelly feels as if it will fire back if not developed