Today I am going to make up questions from imaginary readers and then answer them in a Q & A format. For those of you keeping track, this does indeed mean I’ve gone completely bananas. Then again, I’m starting to think that’s what you expect from these Friday posts. Here goes. Q: Seriously, are you
Read More...An operating agreement is defined as ‘a set of agreed-upon parameters and mutual expectations that defines a process of working together’. The operating agreement allows you to express your expectations for each project team member, your operating guidelines and allows you to hold project team members accountable for their commitments and obligations. In certain organizations,
Read More...The PeopleSoft Technology Blog has another detailed rundown about another popular feature-set coming in PeopleTools 8.52: flexible, customizable feeds. Matthew Haavisto writes: There are some new features coming in PeopleTools 8.52 that will make creating and managing Feeds in PeopleSoft easier and more useful. This is provided through several enhancements to the Feed Publishing Framework. Namely,
Read More...Allan Guei, a 3.0 GPA-carrying Compton high school senior, was selected for his school’s free throw competition. The top prize? $40,000. Guei won the contest by a single basket and bagged himself $40,000 at 18 years old. But that’s not the story. This is the story: In the weeks following the March free-throw competition, Guei
Read More...Over the past few weeks, several people have asked me about the “cloud” and how I think it will impact the future of ERP. Well, I’m not an expert in cloud computing, nor do I have a crystal ball. But what I do have is 20+ years of industry experience. So, while I can’t give
Read More...Buckle up, because the adults are out of the office right now and I have lots of finger energy. I am not kidding. So. I learned something today. The actual, serious, legally-binding, no-BS term for removing a heir from one’s will is called: cutting heirs. Can you believe that? Well, you shouldn’t. This is an outright
Read More...Florian Mueller over at FOSS Patents: Judge Alsup — the federal judge presiding over this litigation — attaches a great deal of importance to that particular document. At a recent hearing, he essentially said that a good trial lawyer would just need that document “and the Magna Carta” (arguably the origin of common law) to win this case
Read More...So you just spent six months creating a Request For Proposal (RFP), distributing that RFP to a list of 15 possible vendors, shortlisting the vendors, conducting oral presentations, selecting your implementation partner, executing weeks of contract negotiations and finally after thousands of person hours invested you are ready to start the implementation. So, what’s the
Read More...Delaney writes: What I am saying is that I believe in me, and I believe in you and I believe in elbow grease, objectivity and history. Did you see the recession coming? Did it announce itself and tell you the date it would arrive? No, it did not. Nor will recovery. So quit whining. Pessimism is
Read More...I recently engaged a new prospective customer who is interested in upgrading PeopleTools to version 8.5. One of the primary reasons for this client to undertake the PeopleTools upgrade is to preempt an inevitable upgrade to HCM v9.1, as they are currently on v 9.0 MP3. What’s motivating them to upgrade HCM? It’s a story
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