Custom software to innovate and focus your business
By Juan Carlos Alfaro, Account Manager
Day to day is a trap that kills innovation and hinders business growth.
Devoting too much effort and resources to tasks that do not add value, executing repetitive processes with questionable logic in relation to our objectives or increasing the workforce due to a lack of fit between planning and business needs, are clear signs that it is time to pause, take a look inside and rethink the action.
Automation often emerges as a powerful alternative to correct the course by way of improvement, agility and more openness to solving challenges and identifying opportunities for the organization.
The development of software and applications focused on automation can lead an organization to differentiate itself from the crowd and position itself as a true “star player.”
This type of investment allows professional, technical and financial resources that currently handle tasks manually, with high levels of stress and risk for the company, to be allocated to other more complex functions with much more added value. Many companies can even start development plans, long postponed, thanks to the “bandwidth” freed up by automation.
Taking the leap
Being clear about where we want to go, who the end users of this development will be and what benefits the project will bring to the company in the short and medium term are vital to building a tailored system that generates value for the entire production chain.
Most of the time, the financial issue comes up as one of the first questions raised. However, we must set our sights on a broader horizon and keep in mind that the important thing is to take a first step.
The benefits of these innovations are perceived almost immediately by organizations; Once the implementation is complete, the teams’ workloads decrease considerably and there is a palpable interest in exploring innovations, improvements and, above all, how to transfer this benefit to more areas of the company.
Expert advice for success
Take a break to analyze the needs, risks and opportunities that implementing an automated solution in your company represents.
Don’t be afraid of the accumulation of tasks in a short period of time. Although it is true that delays may occur in the ‘day-to-day’ at some point in the process, the new platform will allow you to catch up quickly.
Define your budget and your implementation possibilities in stages; not everything should be solved in a first version of the software or application.
Maintain open and participatory communication with all areas involved in the process, in this way, you will be able to avoid reluctance and possible obstacles that affect the flow of information and the execution of the project.
About the author
Juan Carlos Alfaro Araya is a computer engineer graduated from the National University of Costa Rica. They have more than 20 years of experience in IT project management with extensive experience as Scrum Master, Product Owner and application development and implementation projects.
They have been part of the B&T Consulting expert team for 5 years; they currently work as Account Manager & Senior Technical Project Manager.
