A custom software rep urges, “Let us design software for your business needs!” and you say, “I already have everything I need, thanks.”
The next question: “What do you have, and does it really do the job?”
Your answer: “Well, we run all the good stuff like Microsoft Office 2003 and a 1992 copy of the QuickBooks accounting program. But we could use some improvement in marketing, product inventory flow, and our Accountant tears his hair out over some of our sloppy invoice records keeping."
If anything like the aforementioned hypothetical conversation applies to your business IT setup, it’s time for an intervention. So here it is: Is your place of business physically laid out as a series of fortified bunkers and compartments? Probably not. However, your software support just might be.
The process of marketing, inventory, sales and keeping track of everything definitely are complicated and people tend to become territorial. Your operation may have become somewhat compartmented over the years, and your software solutions have necessarily been ad hoc and eclectic.
As the enterprise leader, however, you have managed to bring and keep everything together and flowing well. But think for a moment how great it would be if you could give everyone that one software package to clear away the clutter and bring everyone on the same page. Some examples:
- Inventory managers could get a feel of product flow before the shipping section is slammed or seasonally idled.
- Marketers would have real-time sales analytics for better insights to your clients’ preferences and buying trends.
- Finance and auditing guardians could orient their oversight from crisis management to crisis prevention.
Can you do that now with a single, integrated piece of software? What about an “aerial view”? Certainly, you and your managers could benefit from having a "dashboard" view of your business. You may be getting that view and perspective through meetings, your experience, insight and intuition, but there’s nothing like a bit of objective and stubborn factual data when it comes to planning, troubleshooting or handing out kudos.
The technology is there and can be molded to suit your business needs. Nowadays, you don’t have to rip out your infrastructure for a clean sweep and upgrade. The important elements here are your unique business requirements, and they don’t have to be shoehorned into some gargantuan, complicated piece of software developed by geniuses for use by the rest of us.
Want to learn more how software crafted for your business can include your own ideas, goals and vision? Contact us and see how the handcrafted software solution is more about your business than the software. You get to pay more attention to the former, while we look after the latter.
