Project management guide
What does a custom enterprise project management system from Black Badger involve?
Black Badger Software Solutions publishes this guide and builds custom software, which is why a custom build appears on every list here. We build the project and portfolio system around the way your organization already governs its work, you own the code and the accounts, and there is no per-seat fee.
Who a custom enterprise project system is for
Organizations whose way of selecting, funding and tracking projects fits a product only with workarounds. The usual signs are a portfolio spreadsheet kept beside the tool, departments that each use it differently, and a license bill that rises with every hire.
We work mainly with companies of 50 or more employees. A smaller company is usually better served by configuring a product it already owns, and we say so when that is the case.
How Black Badger builds a custom enterprise project system
It starts with a conversation and then discovery, where we map how projects are requested, approved, staffed and reported in your organization. You get a written scope that names what will be built before anything is signed.
During the build you see working screens instead of slide decks. Your project history is moved across and checked. At handover every account the system runs on is already in your name.
What you own when a custom enterprise project system is finished
The source code, the database, the hosting account and the email service. Black Badger is invited in as an administrator and you can remove us whenever you choose.
There are no licenses. After launch you pay the running costs of the services the system uses, and adding a user costs nothing.
Why Black Badger ranks where it does on Best Enterprise Project Management Software
We spent years implementing and migrating project and work management platforms before we moved to building custom systems, and we no longer implement them. We know where each product fits and where it stops fitting, and these lists are written from that experience.
It would be easy to rank the custom route first everywhere. We do not, because it is not always the right answer. It is first on the lists about replacing a legacy tool and outgrowing a team tool, and second or third on the rest.
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Questions buyers ask
What does a custom enterprise project management system cost?
We publish no price for a custom system, because it depends on what the system has to do, how many people use it and how many other systems it must agree with. We start from what you already pay in licensing each year and scope a one-time build against it. A written scope gives you a firm number.
How long does a custom project management build take?
The schedule for a custom build is set in the written scope, after discovery, because it depends on what is being built. We would sooner give you a date after discovery than a general answer here.
Can a company with fewer than 50 employees ask about a custom enterprise project system?
Yes, a smaller company can send the form, which is open to everyone, and a person reads every message. We will tell you plainly if a product is the better fit for your size.
Do you still implement Smartsheet, Wrike or monday.com?
No, we no longer implement those platforms, and knowing them well is why we stopped. Software built for every organization at once asks yours to adapt to it. If one of them fits your situation we will say so, and the first call is free.