How To Make Good Software Purchasing Decisions
- Posted by admin
- August 24th, 2010
One of the toughest decisions that many companies have to make, is deciding what software is best to run their business. I’m not necessarily taking about large corporations that have their own IT departments that design and build software specific to their core business. What I’m referring to, is business both large and small that have decided to use off the shelf software to run the non-core divisions of their business. I’m talking about what would be commonly referred to as administrative business systems. Departments like payroll, personnel, finance, warehousing, sales, and order processing. These are common tasks that are shared by almost all companies, and an area where costs can be saved by purchasing off the shelf products.
There is no shortage of applications and delivery methods available to companies looking to automate their businesses. Everything from an order management system to customer relations management software can be bought from a third party. I used to work in the IT department of several large companies, and I can tell you this is one trend that had most of us worried about our jobs. As it turned out down the road, nothing could be further from the truth. It’s just a different way of doing business. It’s more efficient and in the long run, better for everyone as a whole.
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One of the toughest decisions that many companies have to make, is deciding what software is best to run their business. I’m not necessarily taking about large corporations that have their own IT departments that design and build software specific to their core business. What I’m referring to, is business both large and small that have decided to use off the shelf software to run the non-core divisions of their business. I’m talking about what would be commonly referred to as administrative business systems. Departments like payroll, personnel, finance, warehousing, sales, and order processing. These are common tasks that are shared by almost all companies, and an area where costs can be saved by purchasing off the shelf products.
There is no shortage of applications and delivery methods available to companies looking to automate their businesses. Everything from an order management system to customer relations management software can be bought from a third party. I used to work in the IT department of several large companies, and I can tell you this is one trend that had most of us worried about our jobs. As it turned out down the road, nothing could be further from the truth. It’s just a different way of doing business. It’s more efficient and in the long run, better for everyone as a whole.
Popularity: 11% [?]