For all of us, technology is changing continuously, from average users to mega corporate. These changes could bring both opportunities and threats. New business may emerge through new technologies, while older businesses could decline slowly or be wiped out almost overnight, if they fail to keep up. Among many ways to keep up with new technologies is by getting fully organized. Technology is a complete necessity and it could help us to become more organized than ever. The economy can be fuelled by the new technology capabilities and some companies need to downsize their operations, due to inability to respond to new technologies. By being organized, business owners of small companies will be able to quickly determine technological implementations that are no longer efficient or usable. It will be faster for them to decide to eliminate these implementations or seek replacements. Disorganized business could be misled by the seemingly sophisticated technological implementations, which are actually less efficient or even cause the company to lose money.
There should be modularity in terms of technological implementations, so we will know whether they can bring positive results. We should know whether something is working and it’s hard to know that if we are being disorganized. We should know that if a technology is working for others, it doesn’t always work for us. We need to scrutinize each technology, so we will be able to make the most of our technological implementations. We should learn to effectively choose the right kind of technology. Working harder doesn’t always guarantee success. Just because technology is able to perform specific tasks for you, it doesn’t mean that it’s the best method to handle your resources. Proper organization will allow you to know whether results that you get are worth your effort and investment. You should have a system that keeps track your technological implementations. If an implementation is working poorly, you should investigate, whether it’s caused by internal or external factors. If it’s caused by internal factors, it is relatively easier to fix things and eliminate efficiency.
However, if it’s caused by external factors, your options are often limited. After enhancing efficiency, your next step is to modify the technology implementations, within specific constraints. Eventually, the external changes already go beyond the scope of your current technology. It means that your technology is becoming obsolete and it will be superseded by a new one. Once you need to modify your technology, you should predict the future trend. If you need to perform further changes in the future, then you should start to considering to switch to a newer, more acceptable technology. It’s often already too late, when you can no longer update your technology based on the present market condition. You may contact your supplier, equipment provider or software developer, to know whether there are products and solutions that are compatible to current trends. So, if you want to avoid being obsolete, it is often start by being fully organized and mindful of your own technological implementation.
