10 steps to buying business software
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10 STEPS TOBUYING BUSINESSSOFTWAREHere is how to select the most appropriate software for your business
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01Understandtypes ofsoftwareproviders
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Selling toolsWEBSITES WITH
features manual price
Less expensive
Ready to be used
Not customized
Limited support
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Selling solutionsWEBSITES WITH
cases
Customized
Full service
ExpensiveNeed to wait
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02Understand your needs
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02Think about why you need a new business software and what it should do for your business. Some features may be more important than the others.
Create 2 lists of features
Must haves Nice to haves
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03Determine your budget
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Costs of software Determine how
important the business process is and how much money your company will earn with the new software. 03Price
Maintenance Hardware
Learning
Setup
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04Search for candidates
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Use your must haves list of features and decide if this computer program should be considered or not.
Create a list of candidates
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05Short list
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Now move on to your nice to have list of features and assess each software from your broad list.
Choose 3 - 5 best providers05
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06Get a demo
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Consider how fast the system is, how many clicks you need to do, how good the layout is, how the interface can be adjusted, etc.
Try each software
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07Ask internalusers
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Don’t be on your own.Ask your colleagues for their opinion.
Even if you will be the only user of the program get someone else opinion.
What the future users think?
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08Find reviewsand opinions
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Next, search for review and opinions of other people who already use this business software.
Read forums and reviews
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09Choose the winner
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Analyze all your findings and decide which of the business software vendors will be better in your case.
HURRAH!!!
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10Next steps
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10Don’t forget to discuss the timeline the of the integration process. Make sure your IT team has enough skills and time for this.
Plan your future steps
Schedulea meeting
Create atimetable
Check skills of your team
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Curious about the first step to take to be a better leader?Logision now and start inspiring your employees!
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?Curious about the first step to take to be a better leader?Logision now and start inspiring your employees!
Visit logision.com
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