Wondering if you need one single, complex software system for your enterprise company? You probably don’t. You see, software has evolved tremendously over the past decades. Today, you have so much more choice and possibilities compared to even a few years ago.
Curious to find out what type of software system you need? Here we go.
Why You Should Approach Software in the Same Way That You Hire Employees
What would you say about an organization that hired one employee to do all the functions in that organization?
You would probably wonder why a company would do that. Any HR hiring employees in that way would be totally incompetent and wouldn’t know anything about how companies operate, right?
Exactly. Everyone knows that having one employee doing all the functions isn't right and you should get employees who are specialized in different areas to be able to operate as a team.
The concept is similar to having one appliance in the kitchen doing all the jobs. Think that is better? The answer is definitely no. Here’s why:
- It gets complicated.
- It wouldn’t be easy to maintain.
- If that device is down you’d have a big problem.
- You lose many selection options per feature.
Now you know why using one single appliance isn’t the best way to do most things. That applies to software, too.
One, single software system is seldom the best alternative for you. Here’s what you need to know about buying the right software system.
Why Big IT Vendors Created Single, Complex Software Systems
So, why did IT vendors create single, complex software systems?
The answer is easy... overshooting.
What I mean by this is that IT companies overshot when they continuously added new features to their software, mainly to be able to upsell their customers. They know that's not the right practice, but they do it year in and year out so they can ask customers to pay for a renewal and to pay more.
The question is: Why do customers keep buying these systems? That is, even though they face the issues here below:
- The software system is expensive.
- It’s generic.
- They can’t easily customize their software.
- It’s very difficult for users to adopt.
- It’s high maintenance.
- Upgrades are rigid.
The answer is easy. They believe in the myth that was created by the software sellers. I am sure that with time they will look back and wonder how they did that… Because in the end, no one hires one employee to do all the jobs.
How should you buy software?
So what should companies do?
Companies should start getting specialized applications that can do specific functions for specific teams.
The application should read and write to a central system that usually no one can access. We can name this system the system of records, and the application, the application of differentiation. With such flexibility, teams can also come up with their own, innovative applications to help them do the job in a more effective way.
Should these applications write everything to the system of records? Definitely not.
You just need to save the important data that will be used with other applications while the team’s specific data might be only saved with that application database.
Want to get started today?
If you’re wondering how you can do this in the simplest way possible, the answer is this:
Implement an ERP as your system of records and backend repository, and select the best specialized applications that will serve specific needs and performance limited jobs.
Our own company, Exceeders, is a marketplace that will help you find innovative specialized applications that are agile, flexible, and can easily integrate with each other.
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