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:"We are keen to make sure we don’t bespoke the system, so that we can easily adopt new system capabilities as they become available and ensure the system is future-proofed in that sense." | :"We are keen to make sure we don’t bespoke the system, so that we can easily adopt new system capabilities as they become available and ensure the system is future-proofed in that sense." | ||
:''The Treasurer, November 2021 - Issue 4, 2021, p22 - Alexandra Lewis, Group Treasurer, National Grid'' | :''The Treasurer, November 2021 - Issue 4, 2021, p22 - Alexandra Lewis, Group Treasurer, National Grid.'' | ||
3. ''Origins - clothing.'' | |||
Bespoke clothing is made - or tailored - to the order of individual customers. | |||
By analogy, the term ''bespoke'' was then extended to other goods and services provided on a similar basis. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Bespoke software]] | * [[Bespoke software]] | ||
* [[Boilerplate]] | |||
*[[End user development]] | *[[End user development]] | ||
*[[Future-proof]] | |||
* [[Information technology]] | * [[Information technology]] | ||
* [[Middleware]] | * [[Middleware]] | ||
* [[Off the shelf package]] | * [[Off the shelf package]] | ||
*[[Software]] | *[[Software]] | ||
*[[Standard]] | |||
*[[Tailor]] | |||
*[[White-label]] | *[[White-label]] | ||
[[Category:The_business_context]] | |||
[[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]] | |||
[[Category:Manage_risks]] | |||
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:13, 7 December 2021
1. Adjective.
Describing any product or service developed to the particular requirements of a specific customer.
2. Verb.
To tailor a product or service accordingly.
- Why we don't bespoke our system
- "We are keen to make sure we don’t bespoke the system, so that we can easily adopt new system capabilities as they become available and ensure the system is future-proofed in that sense."
- The Treasurer, November 2021 - Issue 4, 2021, p22 - Alexandra Lewis, Group Treasurer, National Grid.
3. Origins - clothing.
Bespoke clothing is made - or tailored - to the order of individual customers.
By analogy, the term bespoke was then extended to other goods and services provided on a similar basis.
