{"id":6311,"date":"2017-06-13T12:54:18","date_gmt":"2017-06-13T17:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/?p=6311"},"modified":"2017-06-14T08:45:02","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T13:45:02","slug":"one-way-to-improve-your-current-software-without-buying-an-off-the-shelf-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/one-way-to-improve-your-current-software-without-buying-an-off-the-shelf-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"One way to improve your current software (without buying an off-the-shelf solution)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/SaveMoney.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/SaveMoney.jpg\" alt=\"Save Money\" width=\"76\" height=\"100\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-729\" \/><\/a>Here\u2019s a quick exercise to try: Make a list of all the ways you wish your company\u2019s software or systems were better. It could be anything. Maybe you just don\u2019t like the interface. Or, maybe you want modern features, like mobile apps or web-based reporting.<\/p>\n<p>Now, what keeps you from actually addressing those issues?<\/p>\n<p>In my experience, many companies face the same problem: They\u2019re tied to their current software\/system. They don\u2019t want to bring in third party software, but they don\u2019t have the time\/resources to build the new features into their current software.<\/p>\n<p>In short, they need a way to improve their current software quickly, without spending an arm and a leg.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re in that situation, here\u2019s a story you\u2019ll want to read. It explains how a company added a much-needed web-based ordering system to their current enterprise system. The best part: They found a way to improve their current software quickly, without buying an off-the-shelf, generic solution. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/customers\/raleigh.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: red;font-weight: bold\">read the whole story here<\/span><\/a>.<a name=\"20130621\"><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s a quick exercise to try: Make a list of all the ways you wish your company\u2019s software or systems were better. It could be anything. Maybe you just don\u2019t like the interface. Or, maybe you want modern features, like mobile apps or web-based reporting. Now, what keeps you from actually addressing those issues? In &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/one-way-to-improve-your-current-software-without-buying-an-off-the-shelf-solution\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">One way to improve your current software (without buying an off-the-shelf solution)<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","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":"One way to improve your current software (without buying an off-the-shelf solution) - mrc&#039;s Cup of Joe Blog","description":"Here\u2019s a quick exercise to try: Make a list of all the ways you wish your company\u2019s software or systems were better. 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