[asterisk-users] anyone from Joplin, MO

[Julian Lyndon-Smith]

Bryson Medlock wrote:
> I'm trying to convince my employer to deploy an Asterisk based system, but
> one member of the leadership team is against it.  The rest of the team is
> for it, but he's convinced them that we should find other organisations in
> the Joplin, MO area who are using Asterisk first because, "we don't want to
> be the first in our area."  

This is such a dangerous thing - that one team member must have some 
influence or control. I would find out what his concerns are, and attend 
to those first, before finding a relevant organisation. Otherwise he/she 
may just be using them as ammunition on why _not_ to use Asterisk.

Julian

I can't fathom how that's relevant, since I have
> shown them case studies from much larger organisations than us around the
> country, and personally talked with other organisations using Asterisk, and
> found one small business with about 10 phones in Joplin, MO and talked to
> them, but he's insistent we find an organisation with 50-75 or more phones
> in the Joplin, MO area using Asterisk before we go ahead.
> So, is there anyone out there from the Joplin, MO area using Asterisk, or do
> you know of someone who is?  If so, please contact me so I can go forward
> with this project.
>  
> Thanks,
> Bryson
> 
> 
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