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Plain answers to the questions businesses ask before they commission software — including the ones where the honest answer is not to.

When to replace a spreadsheet with a custom appThe signs a spreadsheet has become the most fragile system in the business, what to try first, and what a replacement involves.Build or buy: custom software or off-the-shelf?When buying is right, when building is, how to compare the cost honestly, and why the answer is often both.What is workflow automation?Triggers, conditions and actions, what to automate first, what never to automate, and where AI fits.

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