I am inspired by the possibilities tied to customized software.
As my son, Jack, says – “Anything’s possible when it’s digital.”
About the possibilities…
I’m thinking about one of Todd Henry’s key questions1 - "If you could snap your fingers right now and make anything happen in your job what would it be?"
I have found the majority of people answer this question in one of two ways:
- Expressing a desire to improve interactions with people they work with [clients, employees, bosses, etc.]
- Expressing a desire to have better access to information [better accuracy, quicker access, easier access, etc.]
Customized software can help bring about both these desired goals.
It is relatively easy to see the direct connection between customized software and ‘better access to information’. Simply put, customized software brings the power of big data to small businesses [at an affordable price]. Small businesses can mine the value embedded in their various databases, extracting value from databases of information ranging from sales to inventory right through to accounting and financial [and everything in between]. The full value can be extracted quickly, in real time, and it can be presented in ways that energize the user experience, just one example being - wonderful dashboards.
And customized software can help ‘improve people interactions’. For example, simple tools can be developed to organize strategic & tactical efforts such as goal setting processes and performance reporting…adding inspiring visual presentations. These enhancements expand motivation and promote teamwork. Another example – software development can play a leading role in people development. Customized tools can assist talent recognition processes and talent meshing: the power of Gallup research can be combined with StrengthsFinder2 talent assessments to guide training, education, and selection of people for specialized teams and teamwork.
These are just a couple of examples of how customized software can help you accomplish your dream-goals.
“Anything’s possible when it’s digital.”
Footnotes:
1.Todd Henry, 'Die Empty', (2014)
2.Tom Rath, ‘StrengthsFinder 2.0’, (2007)