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Software, AI and digitalisation without the jargon
Practical articles on price and payback, choosing a vendor, AI automation and modernising systems. For business owners and management.
Written by Tomáš Derzsi, founder and managing director19 articles
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Three articles to read before your first call with a vendor
Product
How to write a software project brief that saves tens of thousands
A bad brief is the most expensive document in a company. The five parts of a half-page brief a vendor can price accurately, with an example.
Tomáš Derzsi · 2 min read
Choosing a vendor
How to choose a software vendor: 12 questions to ask before you sign
Anyone can show you references. Twelve questions to ask before you sign, what good answers sound like and the red flags between the lines.
· 4 min read
Pricing and payback
How to calculate the payback of a software project (ROI): the formula and 3 examples
Software is either an investment or a cost, and one number decides which. A formula you can memorise in a minute, plus three model payback calculations.
· 3 min read
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Product
A first product version in 90 days: what belongs in it and what doesn’t
A first version (MVP) isn’t a cheaper product but the fastest route to validation. What belongs in the first 90 days, what doesn’t, and how 13 weeks run.
· 3 min read
Pricing and payback
How much does web application development cost in Slovakia in 2026
Indicative ranges for an internal tool, a first product version and a large platform, what really drives the price up, and three items quotes often forget.
· 2 min read
Pricing and payback
How much does a mobile app cost — and when you don’t need one at all
Indicative ranges for an iOS and Android app, the costs that come after launch, and one test that tells you whether you need an app at all.
· 2 min read
Modernisation
What a 10-year-old information system costs you every year
Maintenance is just the tip of the iceberg. An old system also costs manual work, outages, technical debt and people who leave. How to put it in euros.
· 2 min read
AI
AI automation in manufacturing: 5 processes where it pays back fastest
Five specific processes in a manufacturing company where AI automation pays for itself first, and how to start without a big transformation programme.
· 2 min read
Pricing and payback
Fixed price vs. time and materials: which model when, and who carries the risk
A fixed price and paying for time can both be fair or unfair. One thing decides: who carries the risk of a poorly described scope. When to choose which.
· 2 min read
AI
An AI assistant for your company documents: how it works and where it fails
How an AI assistant that answers from your contracts, policies and manuals works, what drives the cost, and three mistakes that make it an expensive toy.
· 2 min read
Security
NIS2 for mid-sized companies: what your software must meet before an inspection
NIS2 no longer applies only to banks and power plants. What the software of an ordinary manufacturer or haulier must meet, and where companies fall short.
· 2 min read
Web
A slow e-shop is an expensive e-shop: what one second of loading does to conversion
Every extra second of loading costs you purchases. How to work out what slowness costs, where speed gets lost and why a redesign won’t fix it.
· 2 min read
Strategy
CTO as a service: when to bring in a part-time technology director
A full-time technology director is a big step for a smaller company. Often you need their decisions, not their calendar. When an external CTO is enough.
· 2 min read
Integrations
ERP integration: five mistakes that cost more than the whole project
Connecting an e-shop or internal system to SAP or Pohoda looks like a detail. In reality, it’s where most projects fail. Five mistakes and how to avoid them.
· 2 min read
AI
AI agents in administration: invoices that process themselves
An accountant re-typing invoices is the most expensive scanner there is. What an AI agent can do with incoming invoices, where its limits are and when it pays.
· 2 min read
Infrastructure
Is your cloud bill growing faster than your company? How to tame it in one afternoon
Forgotten environments, oversized servers and data nobody reads. Where money disappears in the cloud, and three steps you can take in a single afternoon.
· 2 min read
Data
A company dashboard that management actually opens: three rules
Most company data projects end up as a graveyard of charts. What separates a dashboard for show from a management tool: three decisions.
· 2 min read
Security
GDPR in software development: privacy by design, without the legal theatre
GDPR in software is solved by system design, not an extra banner. Seven decisions before the first line of code, and what to do if data leaks.
· 2 min read
Data
Life’s too short for manual reports: automation that gives you your Fridays back
Every Friday someone spends four hours copying numbers into a presentation — over a month of work a year. How to automate the report and where to start.
· 2 min read
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