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In-house Development vs. Outsourced Vendor

Companies with skilled IT departments sometimes consider creating their own assessment software, as opposed to using an outside vendor’s product. As the option of in-house development is usually considered because of a perceived cost savings, it’s worth comparing the perception to the reality.
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As with any software package built from scratch, the details and pitfalls are impossible to accurately gauge in advance, and are usually underestimated. Inevitable changes, errors, and unexpected obstacles can drive up staff costs dramatically. Additional, significant lost opportunity costs result both from diverted staff priorities, and the postponement of reaping the productivity benefits good performance management brings. As many software programmers and network administrators know, simply installing and debugging existing software on an organization-wide basis can be time-consuming, at a cost that often exceeds the price of the original software license. The costs of starting from scratch to create, refine, maintain, upgrade, install, and troubleshoot in-house software can only drive such unknown costs even higher.

Aside from working reliably and efficiently, and offering a comprehensive suite of features, assessment software most also provide meaningful, accurate data. Good software is more than just good code-writing, and an in-house creation must therefore employ both extensive programming and human resource expertise and effort.

MindSolve offers expertise in both areas, and much more. Our software has been in intensive use since 1994, proving its stability and range in the competitive marketplace. Its versatility and power have been continuously refined from the accumulated knowledge and experience of users and administrators in over 50 countries in a diversity of industries and applications. MindSolve’s built-in customizability has allowed us to satisfy each of our many clients’ unique requirements. Like them, you’ll get a product already shown to be one of the most effective business tools there is—ready for immediate installation, with implementation, customization, support, and upgrades handled by the same professional team that wrote the original code. You’ll benefit from literally millions of man-hours logged developing and using MindSolve software, with virtually no impact on your internal IT or HR resources.

Instead of an open-ended process with an uncertain payoff, MindSolve software, with its sterling track record and all-inclusive pricing, means you know exactly what your cost will be, and what you can expect—a better bottom line, through superior performance management.

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