[thelist] Discussing XHTML and ROI with your "boss"

[Frank]

Thursday, August 15, 2002, 6:32:27 PM, you wrote:
>> If you need to have these conversations with them, you
>> probably shouldn't. If your boss is tech-savvy, she'll
>> have a good ideas as to why.

> In actual fact, its these very "tech-savvy" folks
> with their preconcieved predjudices and beliefs that you
> will probably find yourself in front of - not the CEO or
> the CFO.

> I will have to stand before a VP here, who has 15 years as
> a "tech-savvy" individual. He is the *Chief Architect* of
> the company. And if the Chief Architect doesn't want to
> use XHTML, guess what..we won't.

> Now, what was your argument?

The argument stands quite firmly.

Most "bosses" are big picture people who can't/don't/won't
understand the details. It's not their job, or strength,
that's why they are execs and not coders. One doesn't talk
to big picture people about details, it just doesn't work.

If your boss, of 15 years, Chief Architect doesn't know
about XHTML, it leads me to questions most politely unasked.
What you are telling us, however, is that your superior
isn't a big picture thinker, the approach then will be
different.

http://www.wdvl.com/Authoring/Languages/XML/XHTML/

http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum21/2641.htm

--
Frank Marion,
framar at interlog.com