Just Start
A pilot program with discovery workshops, implementation planning, and change management. Or: actually use the system for a year. One gives you meetings. The other gives you operational data.
The Problem
The pilot costs more than just doing it.
A company wanted to improve how their teams captured site data. The proposal? A pilot program with discovery workshops, implementation planning, change management modules, and reporting dashboards. The cost of the pilot was roughly the same as using the actual system for a full year. One gives you meetings and a report. The other gives you a year of operational data and process improvement.
The Disconnect
NATO: Not Action, Talk Only.
Too many chefs in the kitchen. Everyone has an opinion on what the system should do, what the dashboard should show, what the rollout should look like. But you don't know what you actually need yet — you just have an idea. All that planning is NATO: Not Action, Talk Only. I spoke to a company recently who'd been 'implementing' a new system for almost a year. It still hadn't made it to the factory floor. That's not implementation. That's consulting.
The Solution
The tool IS the implementation.
With Wakata, you just start. It's usage-based — you pay for what you use, tied directly to your operations. No big upfront investment to find out if it works. No report at the end that you then have to implement. The tool IS the implementation.
The Insight
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.
People think software means a massive overhaul. It doesn't. Your people are already doing the checks and inspections. You've already got processes. It's about improving what you're doing with a better tool — not reinventing everything. A few simple changes can make a big difference. Start small, see results, build from there. You don't need a pilot to tell you how to run your business.