Define: "Bespoke" in Business
Multi-headcount capital waste
"Whenever you hear 'bespoke,' assume the vendor documentation doesn't exist and you will be the one reverse-engineering it."
A product or service specifically tailored to the unique needs of a particular client.
What does "Bespoke" actually mean?
"A standard off-the-shelf product that costs 300% more because the UK vendor changed the dashboard CSS to match our corporate colors."
"We are working with the vendor to develop a bespoke training program for the new software."
"The London team insisted on a bespoke SD-WAN solution, which turned out to be standard Cisco Viptela with a dedicated, unhelpful account manager."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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