So here comes a loose question but I think some of you will still recognize the situation.
The scenario is a small company that does jobs on a project basis. The company operates in a certain industry.
A system for managing all the documents and store them in a systematic and searchable way is needed.
One option is to buy such a system that a third party has developed in MS Access for a company in a different industry. Because the system is made for a different industry a lot of functionality is unusable and some functionality is missing but it still covers the basics.
Another option is to simply start from scratch and have someone design a system (for instance in MS Access) that does exactly what is needed, no more, no less.
The basic functionality is to have a place to store documents categorized in a certain way and with certain metadata. A system for checking documents in or out to prevent editing conflicts is required.
What are your thoughts about this? Have you experienced going down one path just to regret it later?
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