The challenge of “preventive maintenance” is complicated in the healthcare market and one of the elements that was made clear to me at Interact 2012 was the distinction in healthcare between the maintenance crews for facilities (buildings and grounds) and the biomed machinery. Folks we spoke to talked about the segregation between crews that have their
Read More...In our previous video blog about XML Publisher we showed you the basics on how to get going with creating some simple queries and reports. In this video blog we show a few more tricks and tips to help take your reporting to the next level. We will highlight how to create charts within groupings,
Read More...Chris Taylor over at Process Excellent Network has a piece about the damp world of Business Process Management (BPM) gaffes that struck me as interesting. In it, Taylor riffs on his seven deadly sins of BPM, which are: Taking the word management in vain Working in process silos Reinventing the wheel Making it hard to
Read More...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...Last week, I listed my favorite must-have, daily-use iOS (iPhone/iPad) apps. Because I might be the biggest Apple slappy you semi-sorta know on the web due to a blog you read, I have more to share. Way more. But I’ll spare you the way and just give you more, because these might be useful to
Read More...We’ve talked about the maintenance and operational challenges associated with successfully running a large and complex healthcare organization/facility, and we’ve talked about the exciting potential of Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM) strategies and powerful programs like PeopleSoft ALM. “But what’s the big deal?” you might ask, “How much of a difference can a fully-integrated ALM really
Read More...I’ve never been on the buying side of the table when it comes to PeopleSoft (or any ERP product for that matter) – only on the selling side, so I’m interested in our readers and customers view points on this. Here’s what I’ve been thinking about. The decision to implement an ERP product is a
Read More...Last Friday, I detailed my general computing setup so that those of you who like to see what other geeks use to get things done could enjoy some serious nerdery. This week it’s the same gig, only the iPhone edition. I could go on forever with this stuff, but I’m only going to talk about
Read More...As Shannon explained in her ALM post last week, the unique asset management challenges faced by the healthcare industry require inspired, robust and coordinated Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM) solutions like PeopleSoft ALM. The first step toward understanding the impact that an elegant and coordinated solution like PeopleSoft ALM can make is appreciating the scope of
Read More...In the release of PeopleTools 8.5, a new feature for Query Manager called Drilling URL was released. Drilling URL allow the query results to hyperlink or drill down into the source data. The query results page shows the results as “links” which can, depending on how the URLs are defined, allow the user to access
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