Engineering Insights
Technical decisions, explained clearly.
Concise guides to understand what to choose, which risks to assess and how software, architectures and digital processes can evolve in real organisations.
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The decision comes before the technology.
These articles start with the questions that come before an investment: build or buy, integrate or replace, automate or keep control.
When standard software is no longer enough
The signals that show when a standard product is limiting business processes, integrations and growth.
Read the insightWhen AI creates business value (and when it does not)
A practical way to assess when artificial intelligence solves a real problem and when it only adds complexity.
Read the insightWhich processes should you automate first?
How to choose a first automation project by considering volume, risk, exceptions and operational value.
Read the insightTechnical debt: when software starts costing too much
How to recognise technical debt, distinguish symptoms from causes and decide what to address first.
Read the insightCustom software or SaaS: how to choose for a business process
A practical comparison of SaaS and custom software based on process fit, integrations, total cost and evolution.
Read the insightHow to integrate AI into existing business systems
What to design before adding AI to a business system: data, permissions, integrations and human control.
Read the insightHow to integrate ERP and CRM without duplicating work
Practical principles for connecting ERP and CRM, assigning data ownership and handling synchronisation and exceptions.
Read the insightHow to modernise a legacy system without rewriting everything
A gradual path for evolving a legacy platform while reducing risk, disruption and unnecessary rewrites.
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