Posted by Ron Fox on Fri, Apr 24, 2009
One definition of the word Posh is that it referred to the practice by British steamship companies of placing their wealthy customers to India on "Port Outward, Starboard Home" berths on the ship. This allowed the passenger to always be on the shady side of the ship in a pre-air-conditioning era. I'm not sure if this resulted in the best views but certainly would have been the most comfortable rooms. The word is now generally accepted to refer to something that is reserved for the very rich.
Often during implementations I get the impression, either by questions that are asked or through feeling I receive from principals that they would like a "Posh" view of their business. Often this means different things to different people, but in general it means that they want a simple overview of the status of their business. It often feels as if this is expected in any modern software package. When their expected view is not present you can almost hear the POP of the air leaving their bubble. When the view exists the excitement almost causes them to glow!
What do you expect in your system that would make you feel you had the "Posh" view of your world? Is it a simple financial status, a number of orders shipped in a day, statistics like number of day's sales outstanding or possibly that EBITDA number? Let me know what would make you feel rich!
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