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Start with the process, not the feature list

8 August 2026 · Perimeter Software

Custom software fails when the brief is a shopping list. It works when the brief is how the work happens today.

A simple map from the problem, through the process, to a recommended approach.

Buyers are trained to ask for features: portals, dashboards, integrations, AI. Vendors are trained to sell them.

The useful conversation is narrower:

  1. Who does this work today?
  2. What tools do they already open?
  3. Where does it break, delay or get re-keyed?
  4. What would "good enough" look like in 90 days?

That framing keeps scope small. It also makes it honest when a cheaper tool or a process change is enough - and when custom software is justified.

We take that approach on every process review. Book a short conversation if you have one in mind.

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