Build versus Buy: An In-depth Guide

Whether you're a CTO, product manager, IT project leader, developer, or business user, deciding to build an embedded BI and reporting tool is a complex undertaking. It requires extensive collaboration among team members with diverse expertise. Additionally, the process can be time-intensive and costly due to the resources needed to design, implement, and maintain the tool. 

This whitepaper provides a framework for the decision-making process and critical trade-offs between building or buying an embedded BI and reporting tool. In this whitepaper, we will explore: 

• Learn the “value equation” framework to understand which variables are critical to consider to decide which option best fits your organization’s needs
• Analyze the potential business outcomes of an embedded BI and reporting tool
• Compare the time to value and trade-offs between building and buying a solution
• Make the case for purchasing a solution over building in-house
• Weigh the potential benefits and risks of building in-house