Ask what you want to be true in six months
If the answer is "our productions run more smoothly", the decision is about production workflow. If the answer is "we know what is in the pipeline, we stop double-booking directors, we can see which relationships are going cold, and we know by the second week of the quarter whether we are covering the company", then you are shopping for company operations — and that should shape the evaluation.
- Production workflow and company steering are different purchases
- Both are legitimate; only one fixes a leadership blind spot
- The evaluation gets much easier once you name which one you need