I was able to sit in on the brainstorming session to determine what we needed in a business software solution for our company.  You see, we wanted the software to do everything from controlling our ecommerce website to replacing the recruitment firm that we use.  We really needed it to do pretty much everything - but we had to make our requirements a little more specific.

We determined that website control was essential for the software.  It would interface with our inventory control module to be able to only offer products we had in stock.  We also needed the software to pre-qualify potential candidates through their resume that they would submit to our site.

There has also been some talk about how we can get rid of our HR consultant and depend on the software to distribute training materials and take care of payroll.  Not only would this save us money by eliminating another expense, but it would give us customizable reports such as being able to compare our sales to our payroll expenses.

The programmers were taking notes and are going to be getting back to us in a couple of weeks with a working prototype.  It will be neat to see what the finished product looks like.