The business of improving your business is serious business. How many times have you or someone on your team tinkered with a process and had it result in less than desired results? Perhaps it wasn’t adopted, or only partially adopted by
There’s a vast echoing gap between the mindset of accounting and project management in most businesses. It has a lot to do with time: The PMO works with a today-and-tomorrow mindset – getting the project done, on time, to specs.
Business Intelligence – with implementation of an ERP system & overlaying BPM, you can harness your centralized data is the big strategic advantage. … Read More
Implementing new software, or a root canal? If you asked a technology integration business owner whether they would rather have a root canal performed or implement new software in their business, they’d likely opt for the root canal. The thought
Lean is not just for manufacturers anymore, it’s an important concept for integration companies to start thinking about. Lean Methodologies bring together thinking about the delivery of customer value within the … … Read More
By Brad Malone I’ve had the privilege of being an intern under Dr. W. Edwards Deming (I wonder how many readers know the significance of that name without “Googling” it), a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Regional Auditor (same interest
When Is It Time for an ERP Upgrade? An ERP implementation can be costly and time-consuming. Deciding when to invest in a new ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software for your system integration business is a significant decision that can have
Most businesses have standalone software packages that act as repositories for data and to perform various job specific tasks. It’s common to end up with 3 or more separate systems, each essentially acting as a silo for information, making it
Are you good at making decisions? Good management is about making clear and timely decisions so that the business runs smoothly and profitably with as little disruption and drama as possible. Three common deterrents to clear decision making by company
Rapidly adopting technology for its own sake without a thorough understanding of your organization’s challenges is a recipe for failure Many organizations rush into company-wide software implementations, mistaking them to be a panacea for whatever ails them, when instead they
In Part 1 of this series, Closing the Loop with Client Surveys, we concluded that the main purpose of a client survey is to help integrators maintain customer relationships. And a survey accomplishes this by capturing alignment or disparity in
Solutions360 believes in helping integrators make smart decisions to improve business. That’s why we’re sponsoring NSCA’s BLC2022. As we gear up for this year’s event, it’s the perfect time to remember these words of wisdom from Chuck Wilson – Running
Client surveys can help integrators maintain customer relationships When we speak with integrators about client surveys, we often hear, “We don’t use them anymore because people don’t return them.” Or worse, “We get some back, but nobody reads them.” And
The project closure process, which as project managers know, simply means closing out a project at its conclusion, can happen many ways. Some project closures are positive; many are negative. In my experience working with many systems integration companies,
In Part 1 of this series, Project Change Orders – Manage Them or Just Make Them?, we discussed how project change orders are inevitable. We concluded that mature project management is about change control, and managing all those changes as
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