If you’ve read our previous posts in this series, you’re up to speed (if not, here’s part 1, part 2 and part 3). You understand the risks associated with not having a strategic, coordinated and effective maintenance management program supported by an integrated software solution. You recognize the value of Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM), and
Read More...Great timing and/or intuition. Just when everything coming from Oracle has been heavily Fusion-centric, the company is expect to confirm its ongoing commitment to its wide array of non-Fusion applications. Here’s Anh Nguyen, reporting for Computerworld: The company first announced its ‘applications unlimited’ policy back five years ago, its pledge to continue investing in and
Read More...As I begin my 26th year in this business, it surprises me how many companies fail at a successful vendor selection. The primary objective of a vendor selection is to find an organization that can assist your team in reaching your project goals and, ultimately, your company objectives. Unfortunately, cost is often one of the
Read More...Mitch Albom did a story recently that really hit home for me personally and I imagine it will for others as well. It’s entitled, The College That Rejects You May Do You a Favor. Our second daughter is going through the college application/decision process. While our first daughter pretty much knew where she wanted to
Read More...Back in January of this year Chris Kanaracus of IDG observed that PeopleSoft is still going gangbusters. As we continue into 2011, we’ve seen a similar trend. Kanaracus notes that the current 9.1 release of PeopleSoft is being adopted at a rate four times faster than any other edition. Pretty impressive for an application that
Read More...I had a debate with one of my partners recently. Over the last few weeks, we’ve been going through a branding/messaging exercise to refresh how we tell the market what we do, what we’re good at, our core domains, etc. What a daunting task! It is so hard to put into words or create a
Read More...(Ed. note: Jeff Micallef is a Managing Partner of MIPRO Consulting.) Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did. ~ Newt Gingrich Perseverance eventually pays off. As we look back at this past year I am reminded of the childhood story of the race
Read More...One of the most difficult things to do is to walk away from an opportunity. Even though you know in your heart it’s the right thing to do, it is always difficult. A few weeks ago we made a tough decision that only recently demonstrated that it was the right course of action. One of
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