The Four Steps To Make The Profitable Choice-Step 4

Step 4:       What’s it going to be; making the decision?

This is the time to go get a cup of coffee and think about it. Sleep on it! Talk it over. Have a meeting. Go over your choices.  Not to add to the pressure, but there’s a lot at stake here. You are going to spend some significant cash and invest a boatload of time getting this program up to speed.

On one hand there’s the question, what’s the cheapest way to get the management that I need? And, on the other hand, what is going to serve me best, both now and in the future.

Go over your spreadsheet. Review the product literature.  Call up the salespeople and check out that point that concerns you. Review the assumptions you made about what you need and what you are getting. Call another reference.

There’s going to be times, when integrating this software into your operations when you will hit a snag and will need somebody to come fix it. Contact your support person and be sure they are capable,they  have sufficient staff, the expense is reasonable and they are people you want to work with.

Now it’s time to make the call. It’s up to you. You don’t want a salesperson to be the decider. You the boss! You “The Man”! Or, “The Woman”! Where is your company going?  Where do you want it to go?  What will help you to get there? Make your decision and get to work on implementation.

Wrapping it up:

Having the decision behind you is a relief. You know what you’ve signed up for. You know what the task ahead is. You know what you need to do. You’re starting a new era in construction project management. Software can be your friend. It will help you be efficient and help you make better decisions.

You can spend more time with your head up looking to the future than with your head down, looking in the files. Take the time to really master this software. Make it your helpful assistant. Have fun making it perform for you, get everything you can out of it. It’s your life and your business!