IT systems – common problems
Troublesome IT systems Basically every Chief Information Officer has somewhere in the back of mind disturbing thought about one (or several) troublesome IT system. This thought stays dormant, but unfortunately it returns from time to time, evoked by some problem, failure or another intrusive question from business department about new functionality. But even, if none […]
Grzegorz Papaj, 21 October 2020
Change of an information system provider
It often happens that after a long period of collaboration an organization changes the IT service provider which handled the development of some internal system. It can be for example an ERP system built for the company internal needs. Such situation often happens when a key programmer, and the only person who has knowledge about […]
Piotr Lewandowski, 13 February 2019
Programming outsourcing or internal IT department
Many companies struggle with the choice of whether to cooperate with an external software development company or create their own internal IT department. Both options have their pros and cons. This article discusses these two cooperation models. Internal IT department Creating the internal IT department responsible for building and maintaining software involves a lot of […]
Piotr Lewandowski, 17 December 2018
Body leasing or programming outsourcing in IT
Body leasing (employee leasing) is a form of collaboration with an IT company and outsourced programming or competence outsourcing are ways to extend the company’s IT department. IT duties can be also delegated to HR agencies, but then companies aren’t contracted with any particular software development company. There is also a solution called team leasing, […]
Grzegorz Papaj, 3 December 2018
IT outsourcing – cooperation of two business partners with one goal
IT outsourcing is a popular service – approximately half of the companies on the market use it. The most frequently provided IT services include the development of dedicated software, desktop or mobile applications, maintenance, database services, management of IT infrastructure, and help desk services. But what are the advantages of outsourcing? Many industries offer outsourcing […]
Grzegorz Papaj, 9 August 2018