If you can find a software
program "off-the-shelf" that does everything you need, then Custom
Software is not for you.
However, if all the software you've looked at is missing an
important feature that your business requires, then you have 3
options:
- You can change the way you do business. Usually this is not a
very good option.
- You can work around the problem. This is probably what you're
doing now, and it can be costly, time consuming and frustrating,
or
- You can have software developed specifically to solve your
problem.
Every business has something about it that makes it unique.
Sometimes "off-the-shelf" software is simply lacking a critical
feature that you need. Perhaps the way you do business is so unique,
or your product or service is so specialized, that there is nothing
commercially available to help you run your business.
If you are buried in paperwork, if you have to call your
customers back to research simple requests, if producing meaningful
management reports takes hours (or worse - days), then you should
consider having a custom application developed for your business.
Custom software can improve and automate your business to increase
your operating efficiency and profitability.
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