What is a workflow process? By Anne Fray, Sr. Accounting Analyst at Solutions360 Workflow is defined as the organization of work as it moves through a department, across departments or across an entire organization. Here’s an example of a workflow … Read More
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“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
Every Salesperson Should Take the August Challenge
Take the August Challenge! A friend of mine that played professional baseball once told me that the worst day of the year for minor league ballplayers was August 1st. He explained that they had been playing virtually every day since … 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
Best Practices for Building Recurring Revenue
In order to build recurring revenue, integrators are making the shift from a reactive to a proactive support model. There has been a lot of discussion in the integrator community about best practices for developing services and support revenue, and … Read More
All Sales People Should Create This One Thing for Themselves
This is a guest blog post by Chris Peterson, Principal at Vector Firm Greg Maddux, former Major League Baseball player, four-time Cy Young Award winner, and MLB Hall-of-Famer, was known for his control. He wasn’t overpowering but was always in … Read More
What A Comprehensive Scope of Work Document Looks Like
Here is an outline of the major components of a comprehensive scope of work document In our recent blog post, Make Your Scope of Work Statements Stand Out, we talk about how good scope of work statements help establish boundaries … Read More