In the past few days, I have identified three reasons why you should consider not buying new software to improve business performance.
The first three were:
3. Less Impact on your business.
Today’s entry will be
4. Fewer surprises due to new hardware/software.
Have you ever performed any major change to your hardware and software? Did everything go perfectly? If it did, you are extremely lucky. Any major change will encounter some difficulty. No matter how much planning goes into, something always goes wrong. Success is dependent on how well your project managers deal with those things that go wrong. I have heard many business owners and managers complain about last minute surprises: More costs, delays, etc. The reasons that these problems were created is not necessarily because of poor execution, but due to poor planning and expectations of imperfections. It may also be due to lack of experience. A good project manager will expoect problems and plan for contingencies.
Have you ever made changes to an old house? When it comes to changing walls, the designer almost always finds that not everything is not perfect hidden behind those walls. This can sometimes cause major problems. The good planner warns you about these problems and ensures that most contingencies can be covered within the price. This way, there are surprises, but not to you.
The same applies to technology projects. They will happen. Is your contractor prepared?
This is another benefit of not changing software. If you don’t, you are unlikely to encounter a need for new hardware or rebuiding of your network or server or adding new features to the software. You are working with a known quantity.
Results:
3. Less Impact on your business
4. Fewer surprises due to new hardware/software.
Next:
5. Less resistance to change.
