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Why Change Your Present System?

Widely used reasons for changing systems are listed below.

How many apply to you? Generally, the higher your score, the more likely you need to replace your system.

Note, however, you may be quite happy with your present system and arrangements despite a high score. Alternatively you may have a low score, but there may be one or two points which are so critical, that you need to replace your system simply because of these.

Additional functionality within the new software

Web enablement

Workflow and automated facilities

Improving the quality and quantity of management information

Improving the flexibility of and speed to produce management reports

Improving access to and speed of access to management information

Improving system performance, speed and time to process data

Supporting an increased number of concurrent system users

Improving system reliability

Improving system flexibility to handle continual business change

Improving system processes

Reducing manual effort and duplication of data handling

Improving data input  / collection capability eg bulk data entry

Improving accuracy of information

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SOFTWARE RFI/RFP REQUIREMENT SPECIFICATION

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Accounting Software Checklist

CRM Software Checklist

Payroll Software Checklist

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Improving data storage

Present systems comprise separate stand alone systems with limited integration between each other

Integration with other systems

Improving transfer of information between systems

Present system is ageing, has not been upgraded and is becoming difficult to maintain

Easier system development in the future

The present vendor is

- not providing a good level of support

- withdrawing support

- no longer supplying a specific range of products

- no longer developing products on databases that you use

Company policy changes

- between in-house and outsourcing systems

- with respect to hardware

- with respect to database

- or other actions leading to a sudden large change in numbers of suppliers, customers or employees

Software Selection Guide

An Insider’s Guide, with Practical Advice, Hints and Tips for selecting new Accounting, CRM, HR, Payroll software.

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Company re-organisation eg as a result of a takeover or merger, decentralisation, restructure, or disposal

Your score out of 29

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