Top 10 Common Mistakes Most Often Made
by Catalog Management Software Buyers
- Focusing on the “look” of the system
rather than the real productivity gained.
- Buying a system that doesn’t fully integrate
all areas of your operation.
- Believing accounting doesn’t need to be integrated,
causing inefficiencies.
- Overlooking the importance of experienced trainers and timely
support from the vendor.
- Ignoring lifetime cost of ownership and focusing on initial expense.
- Not investigating the vendor’s experience in data conversion.
- Investing in a system that doesn’t scale to your growth goals.
- Forgetting to check vendor references resulting in unwanted surprises.
- Failing to involve key representatives from each department in the
decision.
- Not taking the time to see an actual client’s system so that
sales talk (i.e. “We can do this and we can do that”)
is actually proven with a working example.
