A Neverending Stream of Hilarity At least for me. I can count on one hand how many sites on the internet have left me reduced to hysterical tears and shuddering, mouth-breathing gasps simply because they were that funny. Granted, I have a very strange sense of humor, some colleagues might even call me strange period,
Read More...In part one we identified some of the main reasons large PeopleSoft projects fail. Now let’s discuss how we mitigate these risks and implement for our clients successfully. Risk: The solution is not tied to the business objectives. As outlined in previous blogs, one of the first activities we conduct is the BluePrint Workshop. The
Read More...When titling this post, I reminded myself of the ancient Chinese curse, “May you live in interesting times.” Actually, what we strive for at MIPRO are uninteresting implementations and upgrades. So, that said, before beginning a project, one should always review the following: MURPHY’S LAWS OF COMPUTING For every action, there is an equal and
Read More...Unabashedly Waxing Poetic on Apple From a User’s Standpoint I started using Macs when they were powered by the Motorola 68000’s and Berkeley Breathed anthropomorphized one in Bloom County. Even back then, in the miasma of the awakening WinTel juggernaut and whiffs of Amigas and Atari STs, Macs were considered niche machines. I wrote my
Read More...OVERVIEW PeopleSoft Forms and Approval Builder is part of Common Components 9.1, therefore available for use throughout all of the PeopleSoft HCM and FMS modules. It allows a business analyst or other non-developer PeopleSoft application expert to create simple forms and establish an approval for the content. HOW-TO Begin with creating the form using the
Read More...Prior to jumping into the world of PeopleSoft consulting, I spent many years implementing accounting solutions, as well as conducting instructor-led training for those applications. In my years, I had some great classes, and I had some that just plain left me scratching my head. Was it me? Probably not: nobody except the lead developer
Read More...I heard a radio ad a few days ago that has been bugging me, so I’m going to riff on it here. Sorry, no links or cat stories this week. In the radio spot, the voiceover guy says in closing, “We do what’s right for the customer, not what’s right for the company.” The second I
Read More...A Clear And Present Danger How often does it happen that an organization moves from an old legacy ERP type system to a new, up-to-date ERP system and it fails to meet expectations and to improve system and business process efficiency? Too often! One of the primary reasons is that the project is way underfunded
Read More...Say what you want about Cuban, but I love his no-BS approach. Here are his 12 rules for startups, and it’s hard to argue with any of them. He comes out of the gate with two I find to be the cornerstone of every successful business: 1. Don’t start a company unless it’s an obsession and
Read More...2012…what’s in store for you this year? If Santa didn’t leave you an upgrade to PeopleSoft 9.1 under your tree, nor PeopleTools 8.52 in your stocking Christmas morning, you may need to take control of the situation yourself. Whether you are losing support for your current PeopleSoft applications or you finally have managed to set
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