IoT (or MES)

The bespoke solution contrasted with the productised solution

...some thoughts

The scope of the Project

= 4 man years of various

activities

Which consists ofa starting point (tools)

and bespoke programming

and testingand bug fixing and...

Which can be seen asstuff that is core, stuff that has to be done

and real value added

Core

Stuff that just has to be there

Value add

Visualised like this...

Core

Stuff that just has to be there

Value add

But... The whole area is proportional to ‘the money’, which should point to maximising the spend effectively

Core

Stuff that just has to be there

Value add

But, but... The Core and other stuff (security, access etc) is absorbing a great deal of the budget

platform

Value add

Using a platform (IoT or MES) will cost more than basic tools and man hours, but it’s all tested and supported. The increased acquisition cost will probably be less than the ‘bespoke’ man hours cost, and will definitely be faster – much faster.

There is a different way...

platform

Value add

... and the portion of money left for Value add is greater, and this will be based on powerful tools –more configuration, less programming.

platform

Value add

... Which means that the whole project is delivered quicker, is more robust and is properly supported.

And it may mean that the project comes in under budget!

platform

Value add

The choice is yours, the advice is free, the results are measurable

Core

Stuff that just has to be there

Value add

Summary

– When something ‘has to be done’

– When ‘there is an opportunity here’

• Research the alternative approaches

• Consider ‘time to market, robustness, support and risk’

• Don’t ever risk having to say ‘if I knew that we would end up here I would not have started there’