01Frequently asked questions

Clear answers. Fewer assumptions.

Questions about web development, ERP, integration, project scope and working with a nationwide South African team.

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What does iPronto help businesses with?
iPronto brings together web development and ERP-focused business systems work. The practical question is what needs to improve: a customer journey, a manual hand-off, visibility between teams, or a combination of these. The right starting point depends on the work your customers and staff need to do.
Do you work with businesses across South Africa?
Yes. We are set up to work with businesses nationwide through structured remote discovery, design reviews and demos. If a project needs on-site work, travel and attendance requirements should be agreed as part of the scope rather than assumed.
Do you build websites, web applications, or both?
Both can be considered, but they are not interchangeable. A content-led marketing site, e-commerce journey, customer portal and internal web application each need a different level of governance, access control, content ownership and integration planning.
Can a website connect to our ERP, CRM or inventory system?
Possibly. A useful discovery phase checks the system owner, API or export options, permissions, data quality, business rules and fallback process before a connection is proposed. Compatibility is assessed for the specific systems involved; it is not assumed.
Can you work with an existing website or legacy system?
An existing platform can be reviewed as part of the brief. The first decision is usually whether to improve, replace, integrate around, or gradually retire part of the current setup. Access, documentation, data ownership and operational risk all affect that decision.
What affects the cost of a website or ERP project?
Scope affects cost. Typical decisions include content preparation, design, user roles, integrations, data cleanup or migration, approvals, testing, hosting, training and ongoing support. A useful estimate identifies what is included, what depends on discovery and what is deliberately out of scope.
How do we know whether we are ready for ERP?
Readiness is less about having every answer than being able to make decisions. You need a clear operational priority, people who can describe the current process, an owner for the work and enough access to understand the data involved. Our business readiness questions are a simple place to start.
How is information shared in an enquiry handled?
The current contact form prepares an email in your own email application; it does not send an enquiry automatically to a backend. Share only the information needed to describe the work. Read the privacy note for the current site behaviour and how the contact path works.
How long will a project take?
There is no honest universal duration. The pace depends on the decisions, content, systems access, data condition, number of approval steps, technical unknowns and testing required. A scope should describe the stages and dependencies before dates are treated as commitments.
Who provides website content and approves work?
That is a project decision to make early. A practical plan names the people responsible for source material, legal or brand approval, system access and final sign-off. This reduces late changes and makes handover clearer.
What happens after launch or handover?
The support model should be defined in the scope. It may include ownership transfer, content training, a documented backlog, monitoring or an agreed support arrangement. Do not assume ongoing work or access unless it is written into the engagement.
How do we begin?
Start with the business task that matters most: enquiries, orders, account service, stock visibility, team hand-offs or reporting. Send a short brief through the contact page, or use the readiness questions when the next system decision is still unclear.
02Still deciding where to start?

Describe the work, not the jargon.

A useful first message can be short: who is trying to do what, where the current process gets stuck, and which website or system may be involved.

Prepare an email brief