In the face of increasing complexity, managing growth is a top priority for systems integrators The systems integration industry has become increasingly complex. Twenty years ago you didn’t have to focus on business processes in order to be successful, but … Read More
Industry Discussion
How Many Types of Software Are You Using?
A common complaint from integrators is having too many different pieces of software that don’t talk to one another. “This is not uncommon, because the industry has grown up this way,” according to David McNutt. “There was never a really … Read More
Video Demo 4 – Q360 Simplifies Project Change Orders
There’s no such thing as an AV project with a change order, right? In this edition of Clear Talk, we continue with the topic of project management. A big part of project management is focusing on the equipment, material, and … Read More
NSCA Delivers These 14 Services for Integration Firm Members Every Day
From tracking cyber and safety regulations that affect their companies to addressing insurance needs and compliance issues, these 14 services are the tip of the iceberg in terms of what NSCA provides to its members every day. The tagline for … Read More
A Fresh Look at Your Accounting
Why you may (or may not) need to hire a new CFO / Accountant A blog entry based upon The AV Profession podcast with Tim Albright and guest David McNutt from Navigate Management Consulting When we go into an organization to conduct an … Read More
Mike Abernathy of NSCA Talks About Solutions360 Business Accelerator Partner
In this week’s video, we speak with Mike Abernathy of the National Systems Contractors Association about the Business Accelerators program. “The NSCA is a community of systems integrators and systems contractors,” says Abernathy. “Our role and our job is to … Read More
The Value of System IDs in Delivering Support
System IDs allow you to identify individual systems by a unique number, defined as a list of serialized assets that belong within the system. In today’s video, Steve Riley, talks to us about one of his passions, the area of … Read More
NSCA Labor Installation Standards Integrated with Solutions360 Software
A common complaint from integrators is a lack of information to help with job costing. Nobody seems to have enough data in a format that is easily accessible, in order to make well-informed decisions along the course of a project. … Read More
What Your Sales Forecast Isn’t Telling You
In a lot of organizations, your sales forecast is only giving you a partial representation of the truth The first challenge is to establish objective criteria against the data Sales people are generally very optimistic and hopeful, and as great … Read More
Preparing for an ERP Implementation
Preparing for an ERP implementation; most companies are not ready and they don’t know it. At InfoComm, Steve Riley, Senior Consultant at Navigate Management Consulting, sat down with Brad Dempsey to discuss ERP implementation readiness. Riley lived through a big … Read More