{"id":14279,"date":"2016-04-23T16:28:39","date_gmt":"2016-04-23T16:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.okappy.com\/?p=14279"},"modified":"2020-05-05T21:55:42","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T20:55:42","slug":"choose-right-job-management-software-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.okappy.com\/choose-right-job-management-software-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Choose The Right Job Management Software For Your Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>As featured in Electrical Contracting News (ECN) Magazine<\/h3>\n<p>We were pleased to be featured in the May 2016 issue of the ECN magazine. The feature was written to help electrical contracting businesses choose the right job management software for their business. In particular it highlighted some of the points to consider when choosing between bespoke software or an off-the-shelf package.<br \/>\n&#8220;We often hear from customers who have tried to develop their own bespoke software tailored for their particular needs but then find there are a lot of additional things they didn&#8217;t consider, such as on-going maintenance, support, reliability and security&#8221;, said Gerry So, Director of Okappy.<br \/>\nThis article provides some of our insights into things to think about when choosing which software is right for you. Whether your main concern is cost, flexibility or customer support, what&#8217;s important is that the software you choose should really drive productivity, reduce administration, and increase your bottom line.<br \/>\nCheck out the article on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.joomag.com\/magazine\/electrical-contracting-news-ecn-may-2016\/0788024001460622110?page=39\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ECN online magazine<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/okappyimages.okappy.com\/ECN_May2016_Bespoke_Software.pdf\">download a copy here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Would you like to read more useful posts and receive our latest news?<br \/>\n<\/strong>Please leave your details below.<br \/>\n<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><form id=\"WebToLeadForm\" method=\"POST\" name=\"ContactFormNewsletter\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\"><label>First Name: <\/label><input name=\"first_name\" id=\"first_name\" type=\"text\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><label><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><label>Last Name: <span class=\"required\">*<\/span><\/label><input name=\"last_name\" id=\"last_name\" type=\"text\" required=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\"><label>Email: <\/label><input name=\"email1\" id=\"email1\" type=\"email\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"g-recaptcha\" data-sitekey=\"6LfWKIoUAAAAAGkI_dXjamslnX83QiQoQHngINTx\"><\/div>\n<span id=\"captcha\" style=\"color:red\" \/><\/span>\n<div class=\"row center buttons\"><button class=\"ok-login-btn\" name=\"Submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"submit_form();\" \/>Submit<\/button>\n<div class=\"clear\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<input name=\"campaign_id\" id=\"campaign_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"55bf0593-a445-42a1-0266-5aba1762536c\" \/>\n<input name=\"redirect_url\" id=\"redirect_url\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"https:\/\/www.okappy.com\/contact-thank-you\/\" \/>\n<input name=\"assigned_user_id\" id=\"assigned_user_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"2db0e733-15f0-59cc-b5d1-5a9d6545ed54\" \/>\n<input name=\"moduleDir\" id=\"moduleDir\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"Leads\" \/>\n<input name=\"lead_source\" id=\"lead_source\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"Web Site\" \/>\n<input name=\"refered_by\" id=\"refered_by\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"contact form\" \/>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-fullwidth.fusion-builder-row-1 { overflow:visible; }<\/style><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As featured in Electrical Contracting News (ECN) Magazine We were pleased to be featured in the May 2016 issue of the ECN magazine. 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