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I trust a lot of readers out there will read this and say: Really? It's hard enough to make the case for these type of things by themselves; there is no way I can make the case for both at once. I admit, this is a valid objection, I have been there and I know we both appreciate that change making process changes in the development organization is hard and getting funds to pay for change is also changes in the development organization is really hard. I am not saying it will be easy; but I am saying it will be easier if you can offer increased productivity and quicker delivery as part of the answer to the question "What's in it for me?"
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