RSM McGladrey recently completed a case study with a regional staffing company converting from Lawson to Microsoft Dynamics™ GP. Conversions from a Tier One solution to Microsoft Dynamics™ GP are becoming more popular. Tier One systems like Lawson, Oracle, PeopleSoft, and SAP are being replaced with Dynamics GP by large companies who realize Microsoft Dynamics GP [...]
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Kronos Integrates with Dynamics GP and AX
Kronos has integrated its Workforce Central suite with Microsoft Dynamics GP and AX. I am excited to hear that a company with such a large customer base and robust workforce managment solution such as Kronos is partnering with Dynamics GP and AX. Companies are leveraging Kronos integrated suite of applications designed to help them hire, schedule, [...]
continue reading...Microsoft Dynamics GP Meets Needs of Complex Public Company Spinoff
A large, publicly held spinoff of a well known oil & gas company approached us to help them evaluate if Microsoft Dynamics GP could meet their corporate mandate to be independent of all systems formerly provided by the parent company. This was a complex challenge that involved the replacement of five major systems (and numerous [...]
continue reading...Decrypting the Acronyms: Understanding the TCO and ROI of 4 Top ERP Software Solutions
Nucleus Research studied the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and the Return on Investment (ROI) of four highly competitive ERP solutions: Microsoft Dynamics GP, Oracle, SAP, and PeopleSoft. Learn how they calculated the TCO and ROI for each product and how these numbers can help you select the right ERP software solution for your business.
continue reading...Microsoft Office Accounting is Dead But as Companies Grow They Will Come Back to Microsoft for Dynamics ERP
Microsoft just announced they will discontinue the Microsoft Office Accounting product as of Nov 16, 2009. Honestly, this product never really took off the way Microsoft hoped it would and this is not a surprise announcement. At a session at the Connecticut CPA Society last year I saw an industry expert compare the strengths and [...]
continue reading...Changing Your Accounting Software is a Pain! So Why Would Anyone Switch From Sage MAS90/200 to Microsoft Dynamics GP?
Actually, lots of companies see real value in making the change from Sage Mas90/200 to Microsoft Dynamics GP and they can tell you why! I really like this white paper and webcast because they tell the story of real companies with real issues and how they were resolved.
Download the White Paper: “6 Reasons Real Companies [...]
Looking Beyond Features to Functionality: Microsoft Dynamics GP vs. SAP Business One
Microsoft Dynamics GP, formerly known as Great Plains, and SAP Business One, sometimes called SB1, have very similar module/feature lists. When feature lists are similar, you have to look beyond what the features are to how they function to determine which product is the right choice for your business.
continue reading...The Top 10 Reasons CFOs and CPAs Use Microsoft Dynamics GP Accounting Software
I asked our CFO, who comes from a public accounting background and is a CPA, what the top 10 features are that a CFO would want in an accounting/ERP system. He’s a Letterman fan, so he gave them to me in the popular countdown format. Here is his unedited list:
10. Ability to track customer credit [...]
ERP Software Churn—Microsoft Dynamics versus NetSuite
A good analysis of NetSuite churn is offered by Jason Carter in his blog. One must step back from that analysis and ask why the customers are leaving the product so quickly in such high numbers. The comments on the blog post are as informative as the article itself. An independent analysis of the Microsoft Dynamics Product Roadmaps shows the long-term investment being made in the product line, indicating strong support of Dynamics GP all the way out to version 14—a product life stretching from 1993 to 2014.
continue reading...Outsourcing Pros and Cons, Evaluating Your Outsourcing Options for ERP Software
By placing Microsoft Dynamics GP in a hosted environment, you tip its advantages over typical hosted-only solutions like NetSuite. Your software is hosted, stable, managed, and widely-available over the net. Yet you have more flexibility and functionality, more support and training options, easier customization options, and more third-party products. You own your data, with access to move it anytime, anywhere. Integration is long standing between all back-office operations for ERP, CRM, and e-commerce.
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