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The Hidden Cost of Solving Small Problems with Small Tools

Having worked for several companies over the years, one thing continues to surprise me: how often the same small operational problems come back. Different company, different industry, different people, different IT landscape, but remarkably similar frustrations . These are rarely the big problems that make it onto a strategic roadmap . They are usually too small for that. None of these problems sounds particularly difficult to solve. And that is exactly why they often remain unsolved . Individually, they rarely justify a major software project or significant budget. Collectively, however, they consume a surprising amount of time. A very typical example is time tracking . Many companies need employees to register time, but requirements often differ between departments, projects and types of employees. Another is expense management , where employees still regularly struggle with paying something on behalf of the company and getting reimbursed afterwards. The same applies to subsc...