The Agony and the Ecstasy: Putting a New Computer System in Place.

Price, Piper J.

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ERIC Number: EJ462442

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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The Agony and the Ecstasy: Putting a New Computer System in Place.

Price, Piper J.

School Business Affairs, v59 n5 p14-16 May 1993

A mainframe computer installed at a school district had all information online within a 24-month period. The key elements to success were adequate research and staff input, open communication, exemplary training, and a data-processing staff that made site visits to help with hardware or software problems. (MLF)

Descriptors: Computer Software Selection, Computers, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment Standards, Management Information Systems, Program Implementation, Purchasing, School Districts

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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