That was fun while it lasted
My project over at the Oregon State Public Health Labs is quickly coming to a premature end.
I was hired to evaluate some open source software and build a proof of concept Laboratory Information Management System. After a month and a half of analysis and project scoping, it was recommended that the open source software be put aside, and they proceed with custom development to meet their complex and unique business processes.
Everyone seemed pleased with the recommendation. I had secured buy in from key committee members before hand, and we were ready to proceed. That is until the business owner forgot that he would have to pay for it.
The budget discussed was the same as it was pre-evaluation. In fact, it was going to be cheaper and faster to do greenfield development than to try to work around the third party’s deficiencies.
But apparently, he forgot.
So, his decision was since I can’t fund full development, I might as well not do a proof of concept.
And here we are. Limping along with maybe another day or three of employment as they dot their i’s and cross their t’s then its back onto the market. What a great time of year to look for a job!
Serves me right for working for the man I guess…
