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I ended up ringing Rubendin.

During the period when he was here to help me, I unexpectedly discovered that he was quite tight-lipped.Not only did he know how to keep abreast of his business affairs, but even small personal matters, such as leaving him and An Ning to buy pens last time, he kept his mouth shut.

Although he usually has a cheerful personality and likes to joke, this person still has a little discipline in his heart.I have always attached great importance to subordinates who can be retracted freely. As long as such people pass the test of professional ability, they will become great talents in time.

It is easy to try him.We all know that Vietnam affairs are a tough nut to crack. Since the close communication, colleagues in the European department have frequently inquired about our activities, and Kevin also greeted us every now and then at the meeting.But the reconciliation between our two departments is superficial after all, like a thick-cut steak that has just been defrosted and fried, with burnt skin on both sides.

Of course he couldn't ask anything.

What I have to do today is to let him ask something the next time he speaks.

In the feedback sent to Xiaoding, I wrote a sentence of requirements in the middle section, and asked him to organize this feedback into a file and upload it to the public space of the project team for everyone to browse.The second half is a bunch of information I've copy-pasted from various files and email correspondence, and I've intentionally included a fake chat with Kevin, which is pretty vague, but I'm sure he can see It's tricky.

For the sake of my health, I have stopped staying up late for the past two weeks.Correspondingly, it is difficult to rest all day long on weekends. I sent the feedback at noon on Sunday.The next day is the Eid al-Fitr holiday postponed, the company is on holiday, and it stands to reason that they don't have to work overtime.However, that night, I saw the feedback file newly uploaded by Xiaoding.

He also sent me another message to remind me that the file has been uploaded and suggested that I make a confirmation.

The timing was very interesting.I clicked in and found that the slightly messy feedback had been sorted out systematically by him, and the large sections of information behind were kept as they were, but the fake chat records were removed by him, which did not disappoint me.

I replied that I had browsed it, and Xiaoding replied quickly, only saying "OK" without too much words.

This person is available.

Xiao Chen still needs to investigate. After all, his qualifications are still young, and his previous dazzling performance is related to the special situation of online office.The day of returning to offline is imminent, whether it can help Raymond is still unknown.I just greeted Raymond and asked him to take care of Xiao Chen and assign some important tasks.

On Tuesday, at the convention, we were in for a hard fight.

"Could you please tell me in detail what are the serious flaws in this week's delivery?" Yimin frowned slightly, and it could be seen that he was professionally managing his expressions, but his tone was a little blunt, and it was hard to tell More puzzled, still more impatient, "Although the new data integration system has a steep learning curve, it has a higher degree of standardization and is of great help in reducing communication costs. According to our estimation——"

"No, no." A usually inconspicuous manager said.He interrupted him suddenly, and the screen jumped to the forefront, and many people were stunned for a moment.Just listen to him say: "Don't give more numerical estimates, unproven efficiency improvements, what do you rely on to give percentages? Statistics?"

Lin Yimin's face froze for a moment and then became fluent again: "Regardless of whether SAP or Oracle, their software is used by a large number of companies. I don't think that the statistical data on this kind of actual application has no reference value at all."

The manager didn't answer any more.I don't bother to fight with each other. Lao Huang's thoughts should be similar to mine, so he didn't make a sound.

Yimin accepts it when he sees it good, and repeats his request again.

After all, it was produced under the double supervision of Ms. Pan De and Xu Xin. It is definitely not a serious flaw.There's no point arguing with them about the technical details, it's better to fundamentally overthrow the deliverable.

Thinking of this, I said: "The original intention of our company to develop a self-developed system came from the consideration of the special needs of individual departments. At that time, there were no products on the market that could meet all the requirements of our company. Over the years, we have also maintained the mainstream Practical investigation of data processing software. For now, the original judgment has not deviated too much, and it may be difficult for me to be convinced just because of a theoretical expectation."

"Your concern is very valuable for reference." Yimin said.

This is equivalent to saying that I just farted, I didn't give any response, he nodded to himself, and continued: "'Standardization' is the core of our communication channels. I understand that your company has a tradition of using its own products , from instant chat software to data integration system, of course there must be multiple considerations..."

I gently rubbed my temples.Here we go again, this scene is very familiar, when I first came into contact with them, Lao Huang often showed off his eloquence like this, once upon a time, it was my turn to be in this position again.

That's why I hate working in consulting firms.Solving problems is true, and it is true to fool customers.Sometimes it's not that the management doesn't know where the pain points are, but it needs a foreign monk to chant scriptures.In this case, it's hard to say whether the job is more about strategy, or more about talking techniques mixed with gaslighting.

Lin Yimin finally ushered in the "but" in his long speech: "...However, standardization means that everyone can master the same set of rules, and this unity constitutes the core competitiveness of an enterprise."

I was silent for a moment, and said lightly: "This still doesn't solve the technical needs of our company. The reality is that we have many special modules that need to be implemented, and it would be too expensive to contact SAP's partner companies for help. "

This is not something that can be blurred by relying on words. Yimin couldn't answer, so he was silent for three or four seconds.

"But what if we let our R&D team use mainstream software to realize module empowerment?" Someone answered, the voice was a little low at first.She seemed to have adjusted the radio again, and a harsh noise came from the earphones.

The man continued, "Sorry. Can you hear me?"

It is tranquility.

I sneered, An Ning, of course, isn't she the "person related to our company" I mentioned?But now, such "relevant people" go to the battlefield in person, taking huge risks, just to prove that I am wrong.

Who gave her the guts?

I bought a table mic and it picked up the sound really well, and it definitely got that sneer into everyone's speakers.This is good for video conferencing. No matter how stiff the expressions of the participants are, or how cold the atmosphere is, due to the screen and network transmission delay between people, no matter how tense the scene is, the body will not produce any subconscious reaction.

The hair will not stand on end, the heartbeat will not speed up, and the breathing rhythm will be as usual, which is enough to look at the screen calmly.

However, no one dared to answer.Kevin's expression was a little playful, with a sense of teasing and provocation, and he was undoubtedly fighting the fire.

No immediate superiors were present on either side today. The BCG people are probably secretly happy seeing this situation, so naturally they won't get involved.

In the end, An Ning withstood the pressure and said: "Standardization is still very meaningful. I have been in charge of data work in other departments, and I have some experience in this. Due to some special factors, the self-developed system, in terms of the realization of new requirements, The past six months have shown the characteristics of excessive workload and high implementation difficulty. The exposure of these characteristics is precisely because we use a self-developed system, not how special our requirements for modules are. "

She spoke obliquely.I understand, that is to say, our self-developed system has a simple structure and cannot realize complex functions. If we do it reluctantly, it will lead to extra workload.

Productivity tools are not the truth of the universe, so it is difficult to tell right from wrong.The debate here today is just about "which one is better".Our self-developed system has not withstood the market test and is only used within the company. It is definitely unrealistic to say that SAP is punched and Oracle is kicked.

But we are in business, not art.Doing business is to settle accounts, as long as there are enough things, who will pay for the extra costs?

I said: "Maybe for most of the colleagues here today, ERP research and development is a relatively unfamiliar topic. Like SAP software, many companies are using it outside, but this is not because it is perfect, nor is it because it can satisfy all needs—the word 'standardization' is as enchanting as a spell for giant multinational corporations."

I was silent for another two seconds and added, "It's a lie."

Of course, my subject is very vague, what is a lie, different people have different opinions.

"Let me do the math. Based on the scale of our company, the entire system will cost about 5000 million yuan? The annual management fee is also mentioned, and the customization fee will be even more astonishing. Since I haven't had an in-depth understanding, the estimate is It's very inappropriate." I looked very relaxed, clasped my fingers, and occasionally gave everyone a look, "Of course, I don't think I need to remind you - what we are discussing now is something that does not create direct profits."

Even BCG has no way to refute it.

"Whether it is the maintenance and update of the self-developed system, or the module empowerment for the software on the market, it requires a lot of manpower and amazing efforts. I feel that we, as users, talk about this topic, It always seems too idealistic." I smiled, "Why don't we invite colleagues from the R&D team to attend the conference the day after tomorrow? Let's leave professional matters to professional people."

If the R&D director can agree to this matter, I, Li Yao, will write my name upside down.

Miss Pender is not here today.Correspondingly, there was no Jocelyn to help us attract firepower, but everything went very smoothly, Xu Xin and the others were speechless, and they probably had to work overtime at night.

I have been aggrieved for too long, and after the meeting, I feel refreshed.

At the meeting, I didn't answer a word from An Ning.She must have been very disturbed, and I was not surprised to send me a message afterwards.Because she contacted me through private software, and today is busy, I pretended not to see it and pretended to be logical.I didn't reply to her until I finished my chores at night, and my wording didn't seem too cold.

An Ning replied in seconds.