What's the worst software you've bought recently? Why?
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Global CIO in Telecommunication5 years ago
Marketing. With lots of bugs
Marketing. With lots of bugs
Monthly18%
Quarterly54%
Annually18%
Rarely or never10%
Sales/Marketing23%
Competitive Analysis35%
Product Innovation23%
Training8%
Business Forecasting6%
Other (please note in the comments)1%
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Bought an HRMS from one of the regions most known and capable HRMS providers, and I don't know from where to begin! the software lacks basic security support like HTTPS, Modern Authentication/IdP Support, proper user management, etc..., surprisingly, its one of the best selling systems.
The system is full of features, but they're totally disconnected (Each feature operating in an island), and with the security issues, it was literally the worst software I bought recently.
The lesson I learned was... never trade security and user experience for features. and of course... do proper due diligence even if your organization needs the software urgently.