There’s a huge difference between customization and configuration. Very often we speak with prospects who are looking for something simple, so long as it meets all their needs! Something “out of the box” that will miraculously meet every requirement – as though the software vendor took into consideration every part of whatever information and reports they’re capturing and then built a product assuming every other company’s processes would be exactly the same. When in fact, companies are like snowflakes! No two are ever the same. And that’s where CIP Reporting steps in…
The misnomer that a configurable software platform somehow means the development and deployment of a purchased software application would see a team of engineers sitting in little cubicles and writing code for hours on end is what we’re here to address. The reality is, a configurable software platform utilizes tools inherent to the platform itself to tailor fit the software to the client’s exact requirements. Truly, there’s nothing ‘custom’ about it! And that’s what CIP Reporting provides.
Customization would indicate requirements being captured and software being designed around those requirements – thus providing a finished product that would be rigid at best, unchangeable at worst. And when you consider what that means, well, it means you’ll be going through this whole exercise again in two to three years! Customized software applications are one-offs that cannot be supported and certainly are not adaptable ongoing. Considering how much a business process can change – be it organically or per state and federal compliance guidelines, can you really afford to buy one-off software every few years?
CIP Reporting provides its customers with a fully configurable software platform enabling those customers to make adjustments to their respective applications as needed. Even more than that though, customers are not limited to what’s been provided to them upon deployment of their CIP Reporting application. We expose all the tools our engineers would use to configure the customer’s application to the customer themselves! Truly empowering the would-be administrator with the full suite of tools to make the necessary adjustments to their application without spending another dime with us…
So before your next software evaluation, consider this information and take into account what it means to buy software that’s customized versus software YOU can configure to meet your requirements. Unless you truly enjoy going through this process every few years…
About Shane Yerkes
Shane is a creative, entrepreneurial-minded sales executive with a focus on start-up and growth based software companies. With a consistent track record of exceeding revenue targets, He attributes his success to a very simple business philosophy; Solve real business problems through the solution, never sell for what's not there. Google+