Upgrade or Change
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...
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Why upgrade to SunSystems 6.3
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...
What every Dynamics CRM user should know about Dynamics 365
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...
24 is the new black
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...
The anatomy of a perfect ClubIntel pitch
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...
How to make Project Online work smarter
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?...
The age of decision-making platforms has arrived!
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...
How to cook a groundhog
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...
How to make IT upgrades and rollouts easier for users
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...
8 things every project manager should know about Project Online
If you work in project management, you’ve probably heard of Microsoft’s online project management platform, Project Online. Project Online is great because it provides the same control as on-premise project management tools, such as...
Avoid Groundhog Day with your budgeting in 2017
Considering the number of businesses that contacted me in the dying breath of 2016, it seems many businesses simply don’t gear up in time for the journey. Each year, I see transformational projects get...