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Cost of Gaps

This is a lesson part of the module The Web Economy out of the Open Source ERP/Executive Diploma course conducted by a private university.

There are many gaps between the software and real user experience that requires big picture analysis^[1].
Each item of change to a new experience is a cost. Change itself has a cost, such as training and conditioning the users.
There is also a collective cost of getting a critical mass of users to like something and use it often enough to support an eco-system.

A software design is very different from building a bridge. Its price cannot be fixed^[2].
It also has its own anti-patterns and require strict scoping control^[3].

Research and identify the type of costs needed to use Open Source software.
Outline the remedy measures in real costing terms.
Suggest a plan to change an organisation from using proprietary software to Open Source software.

Publish your works in an attractive manner in your user page, stating your own views and findings providing links to your sources. Use the talk page here to score marks.
Create or edit sub-pages of course materials within wikiversity.
Discuss in the forum (link shall be provided) by offering your ideas and answering or comment on others' postings.

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 *There are many gaps between the software and real user experience that requires big picture analysis<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gap_analysis</ref>.