Watch out for any integration that depends on hard-coded changes – these will have to be re-applied any number of times in the future. Often a significant, hidden cost legacy – or inbuilt obsolescence that blocks your future roadmap.
Integration may depend on upgrading your installed versions of hardware/ software – this often escalates business case risk, over and above the purchase and integration costs, by creating a domino effect of enforced changes (which also bring further considerations) Websearch is a powerful early-warning tool for discovering integration problems – just put the product name into your favourite search engine and add these two vital key words: “problems” and “integration.” When presenting iT, focusing on the performance and downplaying the technical mumbo-jumbo sends a very strong message to your audience: you really mean business. |
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