Built to Extend

For the last decade, KPI Parteners has been involved with building packaged analytical applications for a wide cariety of enterprise software vendors. Throughout our business interactions, we're repeatedly asked the same question.

"Should I build analyticla applications or should I buy and extend?"

Lets answer with an analogy. When you're moving to a new town, an important decision is whther you want to move to an existing neighborhood or choose to build a home from the ground up.

Let's say you've decided to build your own home. When you take this approach, there's a host of very specific tasks you have to fulfill to make it a reality. You need to hire an architect, clear off the land, lay the infrastructure, build the house, pave the driveway, connect with nearby services suchs as schools and businesses, and those are just the beginning stages.

Obiviously this "custom-built"approach is very time consuming and expensive. The Costs associated with building this infrastructure are all up front.