Building a Compelling Business Case for ERP Implementation Creating a persuasive business case for an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solution is essential for organizations seeking to streamline operations and achieve long-term success. For system integration companies, it’s crucial to … Read More
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How to explain Business Intelligence (BI) in plain English
What is Business Intelligence and what can it do for your organization? Business intelligence (BI) doesn’t seem like a tech term that requires much introduction. It doesn’t even sound all that techie: We know what a business is, and we … Read More
You Know You’re Ready for ERP Software When…
Is Your Business Ready for an ERP System? In the life cycle of every growing business, there comes a pivotal moment where the once small and agile team, capable of managing everything manually, starts to falter under the increasing complexity … Read More
Real-Time Costing Eliminates Your Time Gap
There’s a vast echoing gap between the mindset of accounting and project management in most businesses. It has a lot to do with time: The PMO works with a today-and-tomorrow mindset – getting the project done, on time, to specs. … Read More
Project Under-Billing Can Be Your Undoing
Accurate and real-time data is critical to proper cash flow management, and under-billing long-term projects is a leading cause of cash crunches Never fund customer projects with your own money. It’s great advice that can be difficult to heed, especially … Read More
“I Can’t Sell Labor for That!”
Like it or not, integrators are in the business of selling labor. There came a point in my 40+ year professional sales career when I stopped whining about how “I can’t sell labor for that” due to burdened internal costs. … Read More
6 Easy Ways to Increase Profit Margins on Jobs
Solutions360 and D-Tools share a common vision to help integrators increase profit margins It is no small task for AV system integrators to increase profit margins. It takes having a strong brand value, consistent measurement of performance and solid leadership. … Read More
Presenting the Estimate
A single precise number does not make a valid estimate In Part 1 of this blog series, we looked at the myth of the perfect estimate and discussed how assumptions and risks factor into an estimate. In Part 2, … Read More
Estimating Methodologies for Integrators
What are the best estimating methodologies? In Part I of this series, we looked at the myth of the perfect project estimate and discussed how assumptions and risks factor into an estimate. Today, we continue this conversation and examine the … Read More
The Myth of the Perfect Project Estimate
Is it better for a project estimate to be precise or accurate? It’s my experience, over hundreds of AV integration projects and hundreds more in numerous industries, that most people believe a precise estimate is more accurate — and that … Read More