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Shoutout to the 'expert' who convinced me to drop $2,500 on a new project management software that my team refused to use after a single week.
What's a better way to vet a new tool before you commit a ton of cash?
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keith_henderson5mo ago
Ouch, that's a brutal lesson. Always demand a full trial with your actual team doing real work. Don't just watch a sales demo. Make them use it for a mock project or a real small task. Watch where they get frustrated and complain. If the vendor won't give you a proper test drive with enough user seats, walk away. Their shiny features are useless if no one logs in.
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the_patricia3mo ago
Drop the "shoutout" attitude and look at your team's actual workflow first. @keith_henderson is spot on about trials, but seriously, $2,500 is rookie numbers for a lesson like this. I've seen people burn $50k on CRM software nobody touched because they bought the hype. Test it with the lazy, grumpy people on your team - if they won't use it during a trial, nobody will after launch. Watch them click around and see where they groan. If they can't figure out assigning tasks in 10 minutes, that software is dead on arrival.
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