My line manager has, for reasons known only to herself and our Systems Administrator,
told me to prepare a report giving a convincing argument in favour of the use of one
vendor's software over another.
The snag is that I know nothing at all about the type of product that I am meant to be
persuading someone to use, what features are expected or only fluff and what functionality
will be relevant to the client.
I have googled some of the terms she used, but online propaganda presented by both vendors
means next to nothing to me.
She impressed upon me how important the work she has given to me is.
My second problem is that I don't want to go back to her and tell her that I cannot do it.
I have been pushing myself harder over the past few months and am hoping that not making a meal
of this job will win me more time away from data capture.
How, in general terms, does on acquire an adequate working knowledge of an arcane technology
and then explain why it is better than a competitor's product
Thank you
you have been a bloodsucker for far too long. There are other pleasures out there