“Exactly what we need”

If you happen across a complex software package that seems to be exactly what you need, I suspect one of two things is happening:

1. You're overlooking some important need, and you'll be disappointed in a month or two when you discover it's not met.

2. You should snap that baby up right away, and count yourself lucky.

Here's the thing:

Every organization's needs are unique.

It's next to impossible that your every need will be met by any given software package.

And insisting on a perfect match is likely just setting yourself up for disappointment.

Instead, look for something that's a "pretty good fit" to start with, and look for ways to modify both the software and your own methods until the fit is perfect.

Naturally those modifications will take effort.

But it's more practical than hoping for something that probably doesn't exist.

All the best,
A.