Cost and Scope Scorecard

Is custom the right call

• Check whether the thing you do differently is what makes you moneyBending a generic tool around your edge is a tax you pay forever.
• Count the signals: tool gaps, hand-copied data, one person babysitting a flowSeveral of these together mean the workarounds already cost more than a fix.
• Confirm you can draw the workflow on a whiteboardSoftware does not fix an undecided process, it makes the confusion run faster.
• Rule out temporary needs and ones a mainstream tool already fitsBuilding a commodity costs more than buying it and buys you nothing extra.