Business Process, Corporate Turnaround, General, Information Technology
There are always a certain amount of corporations that have found themselves in a situation of negative profitability and/or declining sales. If these cases are prolonged they are in need of a fundamental business change and infusion of cash in order to...
General, Information Technology, Role of CIO
The position of a CIO has traditionally been thought of as only for larger companies. Indeed when the position first became popular in the 90’s only companies with fairly significant data centers and IT staffs hired a CIO. In recent years more...
ERP Selection, ERP systems, General, Information Technology, System Requirements Definition
I have spoken with several prospects in the last couple of weeks all of whom are wrestling with how to select an ERP system. I am encouraged that they are wrestling with it and contemplating getting professional support. Selecting and implementing an ERP...
Business Process, Creative Thinking, General, Information Technology, Lean Accounting
I am reading a new book by John C. Maxwell entitled ‘How Successful People Think’. An intriguing title. If you are not familiar with John C. Maxwell he is a very dynamic speaker, and an expert on Leadership....
ERP Selection, General, Information Technology, SaaS, Software as a service
This morning I received a white paper about evaluating SaaS – Software as a Service solutions. This has been a question that many clients have been asking in the last couple of years and one that I addressed for my own business. There has been so...
Business Process, Finance Department, General, Information Technology, Lean Accounting
Have you gone on a corporate crash diet in the last couple of years. After the binging in the early 2000’s and the financial collapse in 2008, many companies felt it necessary to put themselves on a crash spending diet. So what do I mean by...