Craig Douglas, writing for Boston Business Journal about the facility and building management issues mounting at Wellesley: In its recent vinyl fencing, the college said 82 percent of its buildings have not had a major renovation in more than 25 years, while 60 percent have been largely untouched for 50 years. Wellesley officials have warned that
Read More...As the calendar flips to March, we can all look forward to the end of a long winter, as well as the dawning spring. But March also brings the annual Alliance conference. Alliance is by far one of my favorite events. I can remember attending what I believe was their second conference, which then was
Read More...I can’t think of one industry today that isn’t considering cost-effective ways to manage their assets, capital equipment and facilities to maximize their longevity and return on investment. Everyone’s thinking about it. My father once said, “The best kind of car is one that’s paid for.” A simple statement, but when you think about it,
Read More...Justify the Trip Register Now #OVCS (Twitter hashtag) We’re sure your manager has a few reasons why you shouldn’t attend the Oracle Value Chain Summit — so we’re arming you with reasons you can’t afford to miss it. After all, this isn’t just another event. This is the supply chain event of the year. Three days…
Read More...What do the FASB changes mean for your business? Industries affected: Manufacturing, Utilities, Healthcare, Financial As the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) move forward with plans to alter the way that leases are accounted for on financial statements, organizations will need to change their lease accounting processes for everything
Read More...Oracle’s John Webb, writing for PeopleSoft Apps Strategy: The PeopleSoft Customer Advisory Boards met last week at the Oracle Conference Center in Redwood Shores. Over 180 customer attendees representing 113 member companies participated as well as our partner sponsors for the CAB: Accenture, Grey Heller, Infosys, MIPRO and SmartERP. The CAB included three days of
Read More...Our own Shannon Roche did some legwork in setting up the new Quest International User Group PeopleSoft Asset Lifecycle Management SIG. If you’re at all interested in any aspect of asset lifecycle management (ALM), this is something you should be part of. With great group leadership and enough expertise to fill a week’s worth of
Read More...MIPRO Consulting is proud to be a featured presenter in the Asset Lifecycle Management and Project Costing track at RECONNECT 2013. On Thursday, July 25th at 11:30am, please join MIPRO’s Steven Brenner as he discusses Lease Management Enhanced through PeopleSoft Real Estate Management. In this session, Steven will demonstrate how Real Estate Management can streamline
Read More...We’d like to give a quick congratulations to Calpine, a MIPRO client, for having a record-setting year in 2012. We work firsthand with the Calpine teams, and they’re world-class all the way. “2012 was a breakout year for Calpine, as we capitalized on the secular shift toward greater utilization of combined-cycle gas turbines in the
Read More...MIPRO had quite a crew at Alliance 2013 in Indianapolis a few weeks ago, with four of our team members working our Silver Sponsor booth. And, as expected, the Higher Education User Group (HEUG) and the public sector industry made a solid appearance. A combination of PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions, Financials and HCM customers were
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