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Your £40 app probably costs more than £40

The invoice is only one part of the software bill.

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THE THING WE KEEP SEEING

Software pricing pages are wonderfully precise.

£40 per user. £199 a month. Add the automation module. Add reporting. Add another seat.

FIELD NOTE 13 / FOLLOW THE WORK

Look at the
whole journey.

An illustrative map of this question.
The useful detail is often between the steps.

  1. 01£40 LICENCE
  2. 02ADMIN
  3. 03INTEGRATION
  4. 04REWORK
  5. 05REAL COST
THE USEFUL QUESTION

The visible bill is only one part of the work involved.

01 / START HERE

Which tools genuinely earn their place?

02 / START HERE

Where are the manual handoffs?

03 / START HERE

What experience should your organisation own?

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