Quality management is a key target for digital transformation, and while adoption of quality systems is growing, it’s important to address IT concerns before you make your final decision.
If you’re considering to invest in a quality management platform for your organization, it’s essential to think about the security, ease-of-use, and integration with other systems. Today we’re looking at each of these, so that you can make a well-considered choice.
Cloud vs. On-Premise
By 2020, Gartner expects that Software as a Service (SaaS) will officially surpass on-premise software solutions. The main reasons so many companies are opting for cloud, and SaaS inparticular, comes down to the total cost of ownership. Updates are part of the package and most of the time on a regular basis, so updating your system isn’t required anymore.
Easily Deployable
SaaS solutions are much faster to deploy than the on-premise solutions. Most SaaS solutions start right away without any requirements for installation. You simply login and are ready to go. This will cut deployment time by at least a couple of weeks, or even months, depending on thecapacity of the server.
Security and Reliability
The SaaS platforms put a lot of time and effort in the security and reliability of the system. These security standards are at least on the same level and regularly higher than most on-premise servers. Due to the infrastructure of these platforms, they have big incentives to keep the platform secure and reliable. Security and reliability shouldn’t be a reason to move to SaaS any-more. The infrastructure of the major data centers allows these platforms to have new serversalmost instantly.
Ease of Use
Enabling people to really add value to the management system can only be accomplished whenthe solution is easy to use. The employees have to have access to the platform from anywhere in the world and with any device. These characteristics are critical when you want to reach massadoption among the employees.
Integrate with Business Intelligence Tools
Most SaaS solutions come with API’s to easily integrate with other solutions like BI tools. The data has to be structured in such a way that the other solutions can interpret the information. The API is the unified way to accomplish this. When selecting your next solution, make sure the solution has an API to connect to.
Conclusion
There are a number of important points to look at, but when selecting a new Quality Management solution make sure you start to move towards a SaaS solution.
