Any business decision you make should follow careful forethought and assessment of current conditions, and purchasing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software is no exception. Moreover, ERP software is so critical to business management and so lasting in terms of its effects and the amount of data and resources your business will invest in it that [...]
continue reading...Archive for October, 2010
Tips for Optimizing Your ERP Software Dashboard Design
So often when speaking with prospects, I hear how fancy graphics and designs have interfered with their ability to interpret information displayed on their dashboard. In this post, I will discuss how you can organize and limit the graphics and information on your dashboard for a better, faster analysis of key business metrics.
continue reading...A Simple Comparison of the Four Microsoft Dynamics ERP Products
Microsoft is very good at providing options for its customers. Just because it is a single software company does not mean its customers should be limited to only one option for a particular software category. Microsoft’s ERP lineup is no exception, offering customers a choice between four major Dynamics versions, all with impressive features and [...]
continue reading...An Alternative to Managing Multiple Company Databases in Microsoft Dynamics GP
Managing multiple databases can be a cumbersome task for companies that are operating and transacting for many separate legal entities. This is true from a backend perspective in areas such as new version upgrades and from a user perspective by having to log in/log out within databases and the setups required within each database. If [...]
continue reading...Microsoft Dynamics GP or SL – Which is better?
I get this question all the time, so I thought we’d write a little about each. The answer of course, is “It depends.” Dynamics GP and SL both have rich features and great functionality, but each has different strengths and can be a better fit for certain industries. First, a brief history lesson. The predecessors [...]
continue reading...Financial Statements That Will Impress with Easy to Use Wizard
Presenting Financial Statements can be a frustrating, stressful part of every Accountant’s job description. While you don’t have control over the bottom line you can take control of the manner in which you present information to the Owners, Controller, CFO, and/or Board of Directors of the organization. Financial statements represent the culmination of every accountant’s day and [...]
continue reading...What is Business Intelligence for ERP Software?
With ERP software, many businesses have become very good at gathering and imputing data. ERP software makes it easy to manage all of an organization’s data using one business software tool rather than multiple separate applications that lack interoperability. This is the strength of ERP, and many businesses have spent a great deal of money [...]
continue reading...How Much Does Microsoft Office 365 Cost and Will It Work With Microsoft Dynamics GP?
Microsoft recently announced the beta release of Microsoft Office 365, the software giant’s latest online offering. This release is essentially a repackaging and rebranding of Microsoft’s Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) with some notable additions. This new release will be significant for businesses, particularly those with Microsoft Dynamics GP. The upcoming Office 365 release means [...]
continue reading...Purchase Dynamics GP 2010 By Year End On The Government’s Dime
The recently enacted “Small Business Jobs Act” includes a wide-ranging assortment of tax breaks and incentives for businesses. Of particular significance are the provisions related to more favorable expensing and deprecation of capital expenditures: The bill increases to $500,000 the amount businesses can write off for capital purchases The bill provides an extension of 50% bonus depreciation which [...]
continue reading...Five Reasons Why ERP Software Implementations Fail
Every business adopts technology. One of the greatest investments for a business is in their enterprise applications environment – that is, the technology to formalize and operate business processes. Unfortunately, enterprise application implementations tend to have a high failure rate due to inattention to key, manageable tasks.To eliminate costly enterprise application technology failures, here is [...]
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