Making A Case To The Boss For A Tech Upgrade

[JAW]

In some offices, the boss is a little set in his ways. How does an ambitious junior appraiser make a compelling case to the boss that it's time to upgrade the appraisal report process and comps database to realquantum?

 

[Tim The Enchanter]

If I was the boss, you would have to explain what the heck is realquantum.

How about money that will be saved or more money made once it gets set up and running?

 

[Red Flint]

Sounds so easy.

Simply pay a monthly subscription based on the number of users you have, plus a one-time implementation fee. That’s it. Then you’re off and running-and loving life.

 

[Dublin ohio]

In some offices, the boss is a little set in his ways. How does an ambitious junior appraiser make a compelling case to the boss that it's time to upgrade the appraisal report process and comps database to realquantum?

You are the chief marketing officer. I would think you would already know the answer to that question

 

[Gobears81]

I work in a family business and up to a couple years ago, I was the only full-time employee below 60-years old. There are some operational tasks that I'd certainly do differently, but until you are in charge and putting up money yourself for these types of items, the junior appraiser knows that his place is to adjust to the current way of doing things.

 

[Joe Flacco]

I work in a family business and up to a couple years ago, I was the only full-time employee below 60-years old. There are some operational tasks that I'd certainly do differently, but until you are in charge and putting up money yourself for these types of items, the junior appraiser knows that his place is to adjust to the current way of doing things.

These people should put you in charge.

 

[Gobears81]

These people should put you in charge.

Thanks Joe. I basically run a second office location, but when it comes to operational tasks such as writing up orders or purchasing RealQuantum ;-) , it's not my place to try to make organizational decisions.

 

[Joe Flacco]

Thanks Joe. I basically run a second office location, but when it comes to operational tasks such as writing up orders or purchasing RealQuantum ;-) , it's not my place to try to make organizational decisions.

With these guys all over 60 hopefully sooner rather than later they will put you in charge and step back into a chairman type of role. It is either that or one day you will leave and build your own from scratch.

 

[miktay]

You are the chief marketing officer. I would think you would already know the answer to that question

Good job, Dublin!

From the realquantum website: Jeff Weiner CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER
(a.k.a. JAW, the original poster)

Jeff Weiner: It's irritating when people come here trying to market products, acting like an average forum member.
Appraisers expose facts for a living and you're not the first person to be exposed trying to use this marketing tactic.
But it was a nice try.
(This post was edited for clarification.)

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

Technology might be marginally useful in a shop setting. But say you were in the three counties if the Oklahoma panhandle and worked an area including adjacent counties in TX, CO, NM, and, KS....what is the cost? Keep in mind those three counties have a total of 4 appraisers...

We made tremendous gains in tech from 1992 - 2005 in rural areas, literally zero to paperless...but not so much since. In a large urban area? Maybe. For specialist - minerals, timber, agri, rural, ranch, most commercial....picking up nickels in front of a steamroller. Nothing for us.