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What Lawson Can Learn From IBM

February 19, 2009 · 5 Comments

As you know, LawsonGuru.com and Decision Analytics have absolutely no affiliation with Lawson Software.  Which makes for a sometimes contentious relationship with Lawson. 

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Categories: Consulting · ERP · LWSN · Thoughts

Phil Simon’s New Book: Why New Systems Fail

February 12, 2009 · 1 Comment

Make sure you check out the new book, Why New Systems Fail: Theory and Practice Collide, by my friend and fellow independent consultant Phil Simon.  The book includes an interview with me on reporting.

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Categories: Consulting · ERP · IT · Thoughts

Are You Recession-Proof?

January 28, 2009 · 2 Comments

The economy is on practically everyone’s mind these days.  We know we’re in for a bumpy ride over the next several months, and perhaps even years.  Everywhere we turn, organizations are “battening down the hatches”, learning to do more with less.  One way to do that is to evaluate our tools as well as our approaches to some of the routine tasks that we perform.

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Categories: Consulting · ERP · IT · LBI · ProcessFlow · Thoughts

The Art and Science of Troubleshooting

August 5, 2008 · 4 Comments

“How do I fix xyz?”

Thinking about how to troubleshoot reminds me of trying to fix my leaky shower.

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Categories: Consulting · ProcessFlow · Thoughts

Oh, so now you’re an expert, huh?

June 23, 2008 · 2 Comments

Can’t you just envision this as being a perfect line of Alice Kramden dialogue from an episode of The Honeymooners?   Ralph is contriving some plan with Norton, purporting to be “the expert” on whatever scheme is being cooked up.  And in steps clear-headed Alice, to utter the deflating question that brings it all back into perspective, “Oh, so now you’re an expert, huh?”

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Categories: Consulting · IT · Rants