Tailored trousers always fit better. Tailored - custom developed application just as well.
But, you can buy a a pair of jeans in minutes. And these days buying an off the shelve app is a matter of seconds too. There is no wait time and you know the price upfront.
With custom development, it is much harder to estimate price and time. Software projects famously fail at an alarming rate.
As a business owner you have a wide choice of apps to support, accelerate and improve your operations. This is both a blessing and a curse. There are some areas like accounting, warehouse and email marketing that are standardized and you can find a solution almost exactly for your budget and needs.
However, the real core of your business is your secret sauce. Now, obviously, since you are doing it your way, there is no ready-made product you can buy (ok there is excel…). So what now? Well, you can continue fighting with informal rules; paper, excel and emails.
Large and fluctuating work force is common for non-profits, but also for many seasonal businesses and project oriented work.
Nonprofits need to manage volunteers that come and go and work on many different projects, with flexible hours.
The scale and the dynamic nature leads to a mountain of personal data, that has to be acquired and processed.
Can we automate it?
In previous blogs, we introduced the applications we created for non-governmental organizations or non-profits. Among them, the most outstanding were our apps for the organization Cesta von, which helps marginalized communities throughout Slovakia to get out of the trap of poverty and to ensure a better life for future generations.