I wonder what would be a good 'screening' set of questions to ask a business before recommending them a software package?
Any package essentially but particularly one of the 'big four', say: Myob Essentials, Myob AccountRight, Xero and Quickbooks.
Looking at it from the vendor's end gives biased and incomplete information of course.
I think it would be very interesting to see such a list.
I thought the big 4 would've included SAP and Oracle.
The right and best software is easily decided by whoever pays your wages
"What's your Budget?"
"What are your expectations of the accounting system?"
"Do you see drastic business growth that may change your accounting system expectations in the next 5 years or so?"
"What systems has your accountant/finance manager used before and what system do they recommend/want?"
Integration into other modules / subledgers
- Inventory
- Fixed assets
- Bank (automatic recs)
- Payroll system
- POS system
What types of services and software they use that can integrate with the accounting software. For example Bunnings, Officeworks and Deputy support MYOB data export.