How to Build Your Enterprise System

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Esta, nem de propósito, é de hoje:

How to Build Your Enterprise System
You have two choices:

Option A: Build a state-of-the-art, custom-built enterprise system that integrates the works (e.g. CRM, ERP, EAM, SCM, wiki, etc.).

Option B: Get something up quickly. Combine many smaller pieces of independent applications, and have them communicate with each other (e.g. through their APIs, etc.).

Mr. Techno-Wizzo tells you:

Option A:

takes frickin’ long to build (years, if ever)
has a humongous chance for failure
its modules becomes obsolete quickly
you drain revenues fast while it’s under development
painful to tweak things as your business changes
if you ever finish, you’ll probably outgrow many of its features

Option B:

quick, and flexible — can get something up freakishly soon
causes slight dents to your cashflow, as you get an application module up quickly to use
allows you to use best-of-class for every included application
interchangeable (e.g. a state-of-the-art applications can be integrated into the system easily and continuously)

Option B = winner! Yay! Yay! Yay!

Use Whatever You Can — Quickly

Microsoft Excel?

You: “Oh no! I hate Microsoft! They-so-greedy! Bill Gates? More like BILLS Gates!”
Mr. Techno-Wizzo: “Look pimplebutt: No one cares. Use the sucker if it helps you get from Point A to Point B.”
Mr. Techno-Wizzo: “If you outgrow it, then build an application to compensate for Excel’s shortcomings.”
You don’t need fancy technology to stay on top of your game.

Use what you can — now.

A startup that uses Excel to thrive with its customers will kick the ass of any aspirational startup that’s building an entire state-of-the-art application to bring in business.

While the latter is draining resources and time, the former is focusing on a plethora of other things to fatten its bottom line.

Remember:

Technology becomes obsolete quickly.
You’ll likely outgrow your technology in a few months.
Taking too long to build something you needed months before = waste. BOO!
So, get something up quickly — then revise, reconfigure, and deploy your application as necessary — as you’re moving toward your destination.

Rule of thumb to tech-fabulous: “Hey! I don’t even notice we’re using state-of-the-art technology! WOW! KORUMBA!”

Deploy quickly.

Créditos: Trizle