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Unfortunately, the best business solutions rarely come out of a box. Indeed, most
“pre-built” applications have been designed to fit so many diverse needs, that they
usually end up meeting no single organization’s needs.
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To adapt these solutions to meet your needs and business processes, there are four alternative methods:
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- Option 1 – Buy one or more “pre-built” applications and add customizations to suit your specific requirements
- Option 2 – Build your own applications directly, using internal personnel
- Option 3 – Build your own applications directly, using a contract developer (or team of developers)
on a traditional “time and materials” (T&M) basis
- Option 4 – Build your own applications directly, using development services on a “firm fixed price” (FFP) basis
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From a functional standpoint the differences are minor, as all options should result
in an application (or application suite) specifically tailored to meet your unique requirements. However, there are substantial
differences in terms of deployment risk, schedule, and overall costs.
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All too often, the result is that you the customer spend even more time and money,
customizing the software to meet your specific business requirements.
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There is an alternative ...
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