Is a Desktop Application Expensive? Back
It is more than a catch phrase to state that good software pays for itself many times over. You are likely wasting more than the cost of the software, right now.
But, your problems are unique and in order to solve them they need to be understood. This takes time. A third of application design is problem definition. When I understand the flow of your business as well as you do, the actual coding goes rather quickly. I will need to work closely with you or one of your principals for a period of weeks, and the application itself may take two or three months to design. At an hourly rate of $45.00 an hour this obviously adds up.
Once completed, however, you have something of intrinsic value; a tangible asset that raises even the sell price of your company. It shows you have thought your information problems thoroughly through. But of more importance, it allows you to run your business in a way that simply cannot be done without it.
A Caveat:
If you or your high level managers do not have the time to work with me right now it is best to put this off until you do. With all due respect, there is no way to solve your problems without the active involvment of decision makers. This single factor (access to your time and attention) has more to do with who I chose to do business than anything else.
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