{"id":1692,"date":"2011-04-15T14:04:46","date_gmt":"2011-04-15T19:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/?p=1692"},"modified":"2011-04-18T10:26:18","modified_gmt":"2011-04-18T15:26:18","slug":"solving-the-%e2%80%9cbuild-vs-buy%e2%80%9d-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/solving-the-%e2%80%9cbuild-vs-buy%e2%80%9d-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Solving the \u201cbuild vs. buy\u201d debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a name=\"20110415\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-729\" title=\"SaveMoney\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/SaveMoney.jpg\" alt=\"Save Money\" width=\"76\" height=\"100\" \/>It\u2019s a common question, one that undoubtedly emerges with most large software purchases: Should we build or buy?  Do we build our own solution from scratch or purchase a pre-built, off-the-shelf solution?<\/p>\n<p>On one hand, building a custom solution is ideal.  You\u2019re left with software built specifically for your company, built to handle those small details unique to your business.  That sounds great, but&#8230;there\u2019s a problem: It\u2019s expensive and time consuming.  Building a custom solution from the ground up can take a year or two, depending on complexity.  Oftentimes, it requires bringing in outside consultants, which only adds to the cost.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, buying a pre-built solution is a great option.  It\u2019s usually cheaper than the custom option and lets you get up and running sooner&#8211;probably in a few months.  The only problem: It\u2019s not built for your business.  Every now and again, you\u2019ll run across something that just doesn\u2019t work, or some feature that it just doesn\u2019t have.<\/p>\n<p>The choice essentially boils down to this: Do you need a solution quickly or do you need a solution that perfectly fits your needs?  Here\u2019s a better question: What if you could do both?  That\u2019s what <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/blog\/Click\/B110419_BuildVsBuy');\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/customers\/Raleigh.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: red; font-weight: bold;\">this company did<\/span><\/a>.  They built a custom software solution, only faster and cheaper than it would\u2019ve taken to buy and deploy a pre-built option.  Impossible?  Read the whole story and see how they did it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a common question, one that undoubtedly emerges with most large software purchases: Should we build or buy? Do we build our own solution from scratch or purchase a pre-built, off-the-shelf solution? On one hand, building a custom solution is ideal. You\u2019re left with software built specifically for your company, built to handle those small &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/solving-the-%e2%80%9cbuild-vs-buy%e2%80%9d-debate\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Solving the \u201cbuild vs. buy\u201d debate<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","slim_seo":{"title":"Solving the \u201cbuild vs. buy\u201d debate - mrc&#039;s Cup of Joe Blog","description":"It\u2019s a common question, one that undoubtedly emerges with most large software purchases: Should we build or buy? 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