Buyer's guides
Buyer's guides — the categories, before the vendors
Each guide sets out what this kind of buyer actually needs, the real categories of software that exist, what each optimises for and where each stops — and then says where Ofivio fits and where it is the wrong answer. No ranked top-ten lists: a category is still true next year, a ranking is wrong within a quarter.
Choosing accounting software for a construction companyWhat construction does to a ledger that general accounting does not expect — retention, advances, work in place — and the four categories that answer it.Choosing HR software when you are too big for a spreadsheet and too small for an enterprise suiteWhat HR software has to do below five hundred people — roster, leave, attendance, letters, payroll — and the four categories that claim to do it.Choosing property management software for a portfolio you actually ownWhat a property portfolio actually needs software to remember — dates, arrears ages, deposits as a liability — and the four categories of tool that do it.Choosing quantity surveying software you can still defend a year laterTake-off, rate build-ups, tender pricing, variations and valuation — the four categories of QS software, what each optimises for, and who each actually fits.
Already written up in full on the blog
These questions already have a full write-up. They live on the blog rather than being rebuilt here — one page per query, never two.
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