{"id":12442,"date":"2016-03-23T14:32:01","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T14:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.btmglobal.com\/?p=12442"},"modified":"2018-12-05T10:19:33","modified_gmt":"2018-12-05T16:19:33","slug":"whats-the-most-important-question-to-ask-a-technology-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.btmglobal.com\/whats-the-most-important-question-to-ask-a-technology-partner\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s the Most Important Question to Ask a Technology Partner?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignright size-full wp-image-12429\" src=\"http:\/\/www.btmglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/PointofSaleNews.png\" data-orig-src=\"http:\/\/www.btmglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/PointofSaleNews.png\" alt=\"PointofSaleNews\" width=\"221\" height=\"73\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27221%27%20height%3D%2773%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20221%2073%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27221%27%20height%3D%2773%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.btmglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/PointofSaleNews-220x73.png 220w, https:\/\/www.btmglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/PointofSaleNews.png 221w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><strong>What&#8217;s the Most Important Question to Ask a Technology Partner?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>When looking for a partner to help you with technology development or implementation, your options can be overwhelming.<\/p>\n<p>How do you tell the difference between companies? Don\u2019t they all promise to do the same thing? And doesn\u2019t it really come down to who can do the work at the least cost?<\/p>\n<p>We believe the most important question \u2013 the one that will affect the entire project, the outcome and even the budget \u2013 is: What will my relationship be like with this partner?<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"http:\/\/pointofsale.com\/2016032210183\/Point-of-Sale-News\/The-most-important-question-to-ask-a-prospective-retail-technology-partner.html\">this article<\/a> for Point of Sale News, BTM president Tom Schoen discusses this question and BTM\u2019s answer: A partner\u2019s strategic approach, expertise and company culture should stand apart.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pointofsale.com\/2016032210183\/Point-of-Sale-News\/The-most-important-question-to-ask-a-prospective-retail-technology-partner.html\">Go here<\/a> to read the full article at Point of Sale News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s the Most Important Question to Ask a Technology Partner? 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