Because your computer systems should do what you need them to do – you know how your business needs to work, and you should never have to change this because the software you’re using doesn’t have the features or flexibility you need.
When the software doesn’t do what you want, people starting finding workarounds, which, although often ingenious, just build a house of cards that collapses when you need to start creating reports, or accounts, or want to make further changes.
Even worse, when the software doesn’t do what you want, people just start creating their own spreadsheets or systems. You and the other people in your company might not even be aware these exist, so it is impossible to easily access the information, and it means that if a member of staff moves on or is unavailable, their systems at best needs unpicking, and at worst the information is totally lost.
Bespoke software allows you to work around all these issues, by being designed to fit exactly how your business works, and allowing it to further developed and improved as your business grows or changes. It means you have all your information in one place so it is safe and secure, and can easily be accessed for reporting.
We pride ourselves on making our software well written and open, so if you ever decide to either move to another provider, or bring development in house, there are very few barriers to do so. You’ll have access to the code and the history, so can take over the continued development.
By dealing with developers who have taken the time to understand how your company works and have created software to meet your needs, any desired changes can be made incredibly quickly. There’s no need to wait for a new version of software that might take years to appear.
Updating your existing bespoke software
If you already have bespoke software provided by an employee, consultant or provider, you may find that it is no longer a perfect fit for your company, the performance has degraded, or that it relies on outdated software. If you no longer have access to the person who created it, you can no longer make the changes you need.
Babrahdev can take your old software package and bring it up-to-date it so it uses the latest technologies, provides the perfect fit for your business needs, and can be easily updated going forward. Even better, we can also bring in all the data from your old system so nothing is lost and there is no need to have cut-off dates or to maintain the old system to access archived information.