Planning
Let your business issues drive your software solution when you plan and evaluate the the features and functions of off-the-shelf software along side bespoke.
Let your business issues drive your software solution when you plan and evaluate the the features and functions of off-the-shelf software along side bespoke.
Any project requires a timeline. Here are some helpful insights into time sponges when delivering a software solution regardless of being off-the-shelf software or bespoke.
There is the price on the invoice and then the true cost of the solution. Weighing up the cost of a bespoke solution versus off-the-shelf software.
Implementation timing, the often forgotten cousin of development. Looking at the hurdles to making the software ‘happen’ throughout your business.
It’s not just about your provider testing your solution but the business scheduling stakeholder and user testing.
“Everybody wants to sell me support” – is it money for old rope? Different industry options explained.
Will I be left with a white elephant? Custom software has an undeserved reputation of being non transferable … not if you plan well.
Buy it in or train up one of you own, it will still need some budget so what are your options.
Don’t worry. Most clients don’t have all these issues sorted to begin with, they get sorted along the way.