Notes from the Build
What we have learned building software and reengineering business processes from Kathmandu. No thought leadership, just the things we keep having to explain.
17 articles on
- HR and Payroll4
- Software Development4
- Business Process Reengineering3
- Sales Systems3
- Operations1
- Project Management1
- Systems Integration1
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17 total- /6 minHR and Payroll
Employee Onboarding: What to Automate, What to Keep Human
An onboarding process for small and mid-size companies: which HR tasks to automate, from records to checklists, and which should stay human.
- /6 minProject Management
Choosing a Project Management Tool for a Small Team
What a small team should test before choosing a project management tool, why most boards go stale, and how to run a trial that shows which one will last.
- /6 minSales Systems
Why Leads Go Cold and How to Build a Follow-Up System
Leads go cold when the next step lives in someone's memory. How to build follow-up on clear ownership, response times, sequences and task reminders.
- /6 minSoftware Development
MVP or Full Build? What to Ship First
How to cut a first software release down to what proves the idea, and the security, data integrity and backup work you must never cut.
- /7 minHR and Payroll
PF, CIT, SSF, and eTDS: What Nepal Payroll Compliance Means in Practice
A plain-language guide to the four things Nepali payroll has to get right every month, and why spreadsheets keep breaking under them.
- /6 minHR and Payroll
Biometric Attendance to Payroll: The Missing Rules Layer
Why raw biometric punches are not payroll-ready, and the rules for shifts, missed punches, overtime, leave, and approvals that belong in between.
- /7 minSoftware Development
How to Scope a Software Project Before You Ask for a Quote
Why software quotes vary so widely, what actually drives the number, and the six things to prepare so the estimate you get is worth trusting.
- /6 minBusiness Process Reengineering
What Is Business Process Reengineering? A Practical Guide
What business process reengineering actually means, how it differs from automation, and how to tell whether your business needs it.
- /7 minHR and Payroll
Choosing an HRMS in Nepal: A Buyer's Checklist
What to test before committing to an HR system in Nepal, from statutory payroll handling to biometric attendance and multi-branch structure.
- /6 minSystems Integration
Why Your Systems Do Not Talk to Each Other
The real reasons business tools stay disconnected, what integration actually involves, and how to tell a solvable gap from an expensive one.
- /7 minBusiness Process Reengineering
Process Mapping: How to Map Work as It Really Happens
How to map a business process as it actually runs, not as the SOP says: who to interview, what to record at each step, and where the delays hide.
- /6 minBusiness Process Reengineering
Workflow Automation: What to Automate First
How to pick the first process to automate so the project pays for itself, and the four kinds of work that should never be automated as they stand.
- /7 minSales Systems
How to Define Sales Pipeline Stages That Mean Something
Define pipeline stages by what the buyer has done, with a checkable exit criterion for each, so CRM data and sales forecasts mean something.
- /6 minSales Systems
Why CRM Implementations Get Abandoned, and How to Avoid It
Most failed CRM rollouts are not tooling failures. They are process failures with a subscription attached. Here is what actually goes wrong.
- /7 minSoftware Development
Off-the-Shelf or Custom Build? How to Decide
A decision framework for choosing between buying software and building it, including the costs on both sides that nobody puts in the comparison.
- /6 minOperations
Signs Your Business Has Outgrown Spreadsheets
Seven concrete signs spreadsheets have become the bottleneck, what usually replaces them, and when keeping the spreadsheet is the better call.
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