Some companies like to use the accrual based financial reporting system but others like to have cash basis reporting. Out of the box Microsoft Dynamics GP is set up for accrual based reporting. But you do have another option. Aim Technologies provides an inexpensive add-on/enhancement for Dynamics GP for Cash Based Reporting. This allows you [...]
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How Microsoft Dynamics ERP Helps you Keep that Customer Focus
Lean is focused on customers and that outlook often gets lost within the organization as individual employees seek out their unique tasks. Microsoft Dynamics® ERP is able to give you the structure that ensures this focus does not get lost in translation. Lean manufacturing or lean production is a production practice that considers the expenditure [...]
continue reading...10 Criteria Every SMB Should Use to Evaluate an “On Demand” Business Solution
What criteria should be exercised by small and midsize businesses when selecting a business solution? When evaluating on-demand business solutions, we suggest no less than 10 criteria be examined: 1. How easy and intuitive is the user interface? Solutions based on portal technology are the best way to go. A portal offers users the ability [...]
continue reading...Payroll Implementation: Developing a Realistic Schedule – Two Viable Options and One Option to Avoid
When setting a go-live date for a payroll implementation project you must take a variety of factors into consideration. Some of the most import factors are related to government tax and reporting requirements. January 1 is always the best selection for a US payroll go-live date. Going live at the beginning of a tax year [...]
continue reading...Too Many Policies and Procedures can be Counterproductive
Sometimes, the more policies and procedures that are put into place, the less employees feel accountable for tasks. What may have seemed like a valid policy at one point may now be affecting employees and company profitability in a negative manner. Are your Policies and Procedures Becoming Counterproductive? Review why policies and procedures were created [...]
continue reading...3 Rules For Avoiding ERP Implementation Penalties
The golf world is all abuzz this week regarding the just completed PGA golf tournament. Professional golfer Dustin Johnson was penalized two shots for grounding (touching the sand) his club in a messy “bunker” in the rough where fans were walking on the 72nd hole. The penalty kept him out of a playoff for the [...]
continue reading...Productivity in the Nonprofit World: Is Getting More Done With Less Always Best?
Ultimately, all nonprofits have the same mission: to make a connection with the public that drives membership and visitors, while creating an interest in their mission. Unfortunately, many organizations have been forced to rely on outdated accounting software that can hinder a complete organizational view of financial health. The recession has forced many nonprofits to [...]
continue reading...Tips and Tricks for Securing Your ERP System
Keeping your ERP system secure is very important especially today. There are too many people leaving jobs and there are temporary employees using your ERP system and you need to make sure they can only access information (windows, reports, tables, fields, and accounts) they need to do their jobs. During your implementation or upgrade, our [...]
continue reading...Work Gets Easier With the New Email Features in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010
Have you had time to check out the new email features in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010? There are third party vendors that have written applications in previous versions of Microsoft Dynamics GP (formerly known as Great Plains) that include this function, which is now included. In prior versions of GP you needed to purchase Adobe [...]
continue reading...How Secure Are Your Financial Systems From Unauthorized Users?
There are new Security options in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 that are simple changes, but make a tremendous improvement to the process from earlier version of the software. There is now a checkbox you can mark that allows the Security Administrator to “view only” selected: Operations assigned to tasks Tasks assigned to roles Roles assigned [...]
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