Own Developement vs. Parishinfo
Own Developement vs. Parishinfo
Church systems are complex and unique in many ways. Unlike generic software systems where the user has to adapt, the Church cannot change their systems and the software should be able to handle all existing procedures and tasks as it is. So developing own software requires accurate and detailed system requirement study and investment to develop the entire system from the word go. That would require expertise to handle complex procedures and a lot of time and money as well
Requirements: Diocese-Parish systems and procedures are complex. The challenge is to understand all the requirements of this complex system before developing software that meets everyone’s requirements. Parishinfo is a unified system with automatic data integration between Diocese, Parish, Families, Priests, Congregations and Institutions. It has multiple options for easy and quick member registrations. In the past, software was developed with basic features hoping new features can be added later. Once Parishes, Families and others actually start using the software, new requirements starts coming is and it keep coming in which requires more complex coding. It is at this point the developers back out as either they don’t have the expertise, or the software architecture can’t handle the new requirements or the additional cost.
Maintenance: Online Software is accessed on different devices, operating systems and environment. So even after developing own software, a diocese has to retain at least one technical resource to maintain it and also ensure continuity of this technical resource.
Consultations: Parishinfo is developed with wider consultations undertaken with Bishops, Curia Administrators, Priests, Parishioners, Congregations, Family Unit/Zonal heads, Volunteers, Pious Group coordinators, Animators, Functionaries and Parishioners to ensure the software addresses everyone’s concerns and benefit everyone.
Cost considerations for own developement:
|
Particulars |
Own Software(Cost) |
Parishinfo(Cost) |
|
System Study and Analyses – 6 months’ salary for 2 people |
3,60,000.00 |
Nil |
|
Database and software design-3 month’s salary for 2 |
1,80,000.00 |
Nil |
|
Templates and logo designs |
75,000.00 |
Nil |
|
Coding-2 years’ salary for 3 technical staff |
21,60,000.00 |
Nil |
|
Testing & Debugging - 1 year salary for 3 technical staff |
10,80,000.00 |
Nil |
|
Security Audit and performance certification |
2,50,000.00 |
Nil |
|
Mobile App |
4,60,000.00 |
Nil |
|
Online Server & Maintenance, per parish (per year) |
6,000.00 |
6,100.00 |