You find the time to squeeze exercise into your busy schedule, because it helps you keep yourself mentally focused and emotionally fit to lead others.
But, what about your business? When was the last time you checked how fit your organization is, to face today’s challenges?
The pandemic, the war in Ukraine, the energy crisis, running a business could be challenging enough in this disruptive environment. Does your internal comms and organizational structure have enough muscle to make your business grow?
By now you may be thinking, “I wish I knew!”. Well, thankfully there are ways to find out and, no, you won’t have to lift this weight alone, technology will help you do it.
You can turn your business to any type of athlete you want by using Custom Business Software. It’s simple, you’ll just need to set a business goal and then trust an experienced team who, like a personal trainer, will aid you in your process along the way.
For best results, you have to determine your existing business cardio fitness score.
What are your strengths and weaknesses? Are you a beginner or a pro? What is your business’ model, muscular strength, endurance and power?
The Newbie
You are the biggest fan of Excel and Word! You have not defined business rules, according to your business needs, you keep creating your own Excel templates and expect that your employees will stick to them, update them and never deviate. You feel that whenever your business grows, everything relies on you and on your ability to run after your employees to check whether they are doing their business, as expected.
The Equipment Enthusiast
You have installed an ERP and you are performing outbound marketing campaigns. You have been using trial versions of various SaaS business platforms, but you are experimenting as a personal hobby or a gadget fan. Sometimes you disappoint your employees from your frequent changes in systems that should be used due to your enthusiasm on new systems and new technologies.
The Regular
All basic business systems (ERP, CRM, Warehouse Management, Campaign Management, etc.) have been installed and are partially or even fully integrated. Your employees know very well what to do on a daily basis, interact with each other using digital platforms (Slack, Monday, Jira, Asana, etc.). You manage to gather large data volumes, but you are sometimes overwhelmed from it and data-driven decision-making is hard to be performed.
The Pro
All systems and processes are installed and aligned, according to your business needs. All employees know exactly the company’s expectations, what their job descriptions and roles are, how they will be evaluated, how to communicate with each other. You are able to change your business model and offer digital products and services to your clients, with fully-automated supply chain and order management systems, using customer loyalty programs and generating revenues from products and services that did not exist a few years ago.
There is no program that fits all, you can’t make an effective program, with measurable results, without setting a goal.
Whatever the goal is, there is a plan to help you achieve it.
You want to pump up a new idea? Reshape your business in order to be more resilient in future changes or you just want to lose that extra fat that keeps your revenue stuck?
Whatever the goal is, there is a plan to help you achieve it. Knowing your business type and objective, will help your personal training instructor form the ideal custom software. A tailor-made system that will build up your strengths and eliminate the weaknesses, without causing organizational burnout.
Organizations are not all the same, some can be less tolerant to changes than others. Υour team’s reflexes to new practices could cause disorientation and headaches! That’s why the role of a training team with market knowledge and experience is a key-factor in order to have a smooth transition into your new era. An experienced software instructor can provide you with the right tools and support you need in order to achieve seamless collaboration between teams and better understanding of the process.
There are ways to:
- Identify your company’s goals and priorities
- Define your key business processes
- Set up a transparent and comprehensive digital roadmap
- Design the software system that best fits your business needs
- Define clear expectations for teams and employees
- Create personalized training programs
- Increase Accountability
- Eliminate digital fatigue
As you start executing your plan, you’ll realize how easy it is to measure results. Custom Business Software sets measurable objectives that bring you closer to your goal one step at a time. All you have to do is act, measure, evaluate, repeat and practice, practice, practice!
EXIS has over 20 years of experience developing custom business software solutions for SMEs or enterprises helping them to digitally transform and change the way they operate. Would you like your company to be the next?