Top 4 Losses When You Select The Wrong Software send me the link for the blog
One of the most important decisions made by any organization is the software selection process. Before selecting the software that will produce positive results for years to come, multiple parameters must be thoroughly examined. This includes several meetings, discussions, research, and demos. By then, you and your team will finally narrow down a few of the most qualified software for your company to further consider and purchase.
We all know that the process takes time, effort, and even expenses. We discovered that only 27% of small business owners’ recent software purchases have met or exceeded expectations.
Making a wrong selection of software can lead to many losses, so, let us examine all of the losses that a company may face as a result of settling for the wrong software.
1. Time
- Yes, one of the most assets that we lost is time, since the process of choosing & purchase takes a lot of time. This time wasting also not only during the selection and pre-purchase, but during the software instalment, data transfer, and process of getting used to it. As a result, business operations tend to be slow and mostly delayed due to some disruptions.?
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2. Money
- Getting additional add-on fees can be good if it is cost-effective. Some business software indeed requires an upgrade due to the periodic changes in technology and business expansion. When the upgraded features are not well optimized and/ or functional, the additional charges will have to be considered as a loss. Therefore, verifying available customizations and add-on features is required.
3. Productivity
- The incorrect software selection causes business disruption. It may lead to losing your focus on sales and even hard to maintaining your current customers. Furthermore, This selection of software is usually synced between departments, including finance, marketing, production, and operations department. The wrong choice of software will disrupt the entire business process and productivity of the stakeholder such as project timelines and day-to-day operations. Not only productivity but will also increase the workload of a team.
4. Job
- When sales & productivity are lost there is a big impact on the company's revenue. Therefore, when a company's revenue is reduced, human resources are considered to be cut.?
Software selections are one of the essential tasks for any business that wants to further grow and scale since its purpose is to automate the tasks and simplify the operations. The process of software selection is not an easy one. #Zoftware is here to make the process of choosing software easier, especially for locals in #Dubai, #UAE, and #MENA regions.
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