4 Jul, 2017
Whether you’re running a business with 10 or 10,000 employees, they most likely all rely on technology to manage the day to day operations. For most organisations, however, supporting the technologies you have in...
Business Intelligence / IBP / Planning and Forecasting
26 Jun, 2017
Great to attend the recent Akolade 2nd Annual Integrated Business Planning Summit in Sydney. A fantastic mix of content and presentations and many takeaways. I had many highlights, too many to list here but...
Business Intelligence / Business Management / System Selection / Useful Tips & Tricks
1 Jun, 2017
Weekly I help organisations tackle this question. It’s a big question and one with many considerations. The typical scenario is it is time to upgrade a critical business system. The ‘cost’ of the upgrade...
1 May, 2017
With SunSystems 6.3 now in general release from Infor it is time to consider what major benefits are available for existing SunSystems clients. Infor has for many years provided ongoing support for a range...
27 Mar, 2017
Ever since Microsoft released Dynamics 365 in November last year, we’ve fielded questions from our Dynamics CRM users. What is Dynamics 365? Does the all-in-one CRM and ERP platform offer the same functionality as...
23 Mar, 2017
Rolling planning should be the mandatory state for every business. This blog isn’t to advocate the benefits of rolling planning over a single annual plan and its narrow lookout towards the end of financial...
22 Mar, 2017
You’ve read the ClubIntel brochures. You’ve watched the demos. You can list multiple ways that ClubIntel will deliver value to your club and its members. It’s no secret that you want to start using...
21 Mar, 2017
You may already be using Microsoft Project Online for project management, or maybe you’re considering making the switch. Either way, you’ll want to extract maximum value from the product. Would custom configurations save time?...
Business Intelligence / CFO / Performance Management / Planning and Forecasting
16 Mar, 2017
Decision-making processes are key to your success. They direct resources, mitigate risk and exploit opportunity. Given the nature of business, decisions are both transient and fixed. Formal processes require evaluation and approval, e.g. budgets...
17 Feb, 2017
In my first blog post, I discussed the failure of many businesses to address the opportunity for improvement, and the impact of poor budgeting on a business. Every year, I see transformational projects get put off...
17 Feb, 2017
Just because I work for a technology company, doesn’t mean we don’t have user adoption challenges. Like everyone reading this, my job involves using systems provided by the business in the daily pursuit of...