Corporate direct sales leaders are incredible motivators. They have to be. They produce sales exclusively through a sales force, the company's distributors, over which they have no formal authority. The sales leaders who thrive in this environment have become masters at motivating this distributor force to move product. And, when the need arises […]
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How do I get historical data into my new system?
"I've had a consultant in here for 2 years now 'converting data'. Does that seem reasonable?" This is a direct quote from a meeting that I was in today. And I wish that I could tell you that it was the first time I've heard something like this! Whether you are talking Business Central, GP, […]
continue reading...Self-Service Analytics: Exploring Your ERP Data for Maximum Insights
In the era of digital transformation, our jobs are overflowing with data like never before. And that’s a good thing! Because more data improves decision making. But it’s also intimidating, because our systems (and our lives) can become so saturated that the data is difficult to manage. Many professionals get overwhelmed spending too much time […]
continue reading...Get More in the Cloud with Dynamics 365 Business Central
When you’re running a growing business, it can be hard to have a complete view of your financial picture and overall performance. As you grow in this economy, you need access to the information that matters most to your business. And all members of your team needs an accurate, timely look at what’s most important […]
continue reading...Are ERP Systems Worth It for Nonprofit Organizations?
With the right Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, nonprofit organizations can stop spending time navigating data management and start focusing their employees and other valuable resources on driving their mission. While the term Enterprise Resource Planning is all encompassing, nonprofits of all sizes can take advantage of a scalable ERP system that is designed to […]
continue reading...Create a Closed-Loop Analysis, Planning, and Reporting Process
This article will focus on improving processes and tasks, and ensuring that the strategy is parallel with analysis, planning, and reporting Processes should continuously be challenged for organizations to improve and impact decision-making. This article will concentrate on improving these tasks and processes and ensuring that the strategy is aligned with the reporting, planning, and […]
continue reading...Happy Opening Day, MLB Fans! A Look at Baseball and Business Intelligence
Well, here we are, fellow baseball fans. It's Opening Day of the 2018 season, and I've got one thing on my mind: Baseball. So let's talk about the most valuable strategy all MLB organizations have in their lineup: Data analysis. Think about it for a minute. How many various statistics do you hear during a […]
continue reading...Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central: Advanced Reporting and Budgeting
This article focuses on the launch of Dynamics 365 Business Central and how to enable decision making for managers and executives I used to spend more than 70,000 hours helping organizations achieve success with ERP/CPM/CRM solutions, on a cloudy autumn day in 1982, my second year into my accounting degree, I experienced the birth of […]
continue reading...Find New Life for Your Dead-End BPC System with deFacto Planning
Although migrating from a dead-end product can be disruptive, it also represents an opportunity to upgrade and improve a business process. This is the case with SAP’s BPC 7.x MS, for which maintenance and product refreshes are ending. For SAP customers looking for an alternative to their Microsoft-based BPC systems that are in limbo, an […]
continue reading...How To Change Your Management Reporter Report Viewer Settings
Tired of being prompted for a username and password when using Report Viewer in Management Reporter? Follow these quick two steps! 1. In Management Report, select "Options" from the Tools menu 2. Once in the Options window, check the box that says "Use Management Reporter Report Viewer as default viewer" Don't forget to click OK, […]
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