Begin with the value to be created
A technology decision is also an operating decision. It changes how information moves, who controls a process and what the organisation will need to maintain. The starting point should therefore be the change the business needs to make.
Sometimes the answer already exists inside the company. Sometimes a proven market product is enough. In other situations, connecting systems creates more value than replacing them. New development is one option among several.
Four routes to capability
Reuse a component when it fits the problem and can be supported. Configure or buy when a market solution serves the need without unnecessary custom work. Integrate when existing systems work well individually but the business loses value between them. Build when a new capability is necessary or creates a meaningful distinction.
These routes can coexist in the same transformation. A business might keep its accounting system, improve its commercial workflow and build a specific integration to give the team a connected view.
Consider the full operating cost
The purchase or development price is only one part of the decision. Time to impact, integration fit, ownership, maintainability and the skills required inside the business all matter.
Genesy’s modular experience gives us useful starting points, but it does not prescribe a stack. Use when relevant. Integrate when better. Build only when necessary.
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The Genesy transformation approach ↗