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This reminds me of something someone told me about "build vs. buy" for SAP. When you build, you can solve for your business model. When you buy, you have to fit
by outside1234 7y ago
This reminds me of something someone told me about "build vs. buy" for SAP. When you build, you can solve for your business model. When you buy, you have to fit your business model to what you buy.
The insinuation was that trying to buy and customize SAP to your business was a fools errand.
- jdmichal 7y agoOn the other hand, you are now beholden to the treadmill of your business' ever-changing demands as their processes change. You are devoting engineering resources (not cheap) to products which do not directly make money. For a group that is already typically organized as a cost center, this is not a great look.