TECHNOLOGY
Perhaps contrary to your instincts , the first step in integrating and customising a property firm ’ s IT systems is accepting the chaos inherent in disparate software products . Your team could waste a lot of time and resources trying to reinvent the tech stack . But by adopting a central no-code platform and creating a trusted data layer these systems can begin to work together and you can create solutions that meld with your own workflows . Managers can feed historical data into this new analytical framework . There , algorithms can enrich the information with contextual metadata and conform the data to an architecture that can prevent inaccuracies . If configured correctly , this layer also enables data-chain governance ( ie ., allowing sensor data to inform building controls systems ) and monitoring plus support functionality . defined . Then a person or team must be tasked with researching the different no-code software platforms available since they all are a bit different and have their own strengths and weaknesses . Once a platform is selected a training program needs to be designed and implemented . Even though there is no coding involved , these platforms can be difficult and intimidating for team members . Only by easing the transition to a new software system can organisations be sure that these investments will actually be used .
Before the technology can be created the problem that it needs to fix should be clearly
102 DECEMBER 2022 / JANUARY 2023 SA Real Estate Investor Magazine