Wooden dollars are a mechanism to recognise the value of service departments such as IT and HR. Implementation may not be as difficult as you might expect. This article focuses on easy mechanisms to implement internal billing solutions for even the most grey of challenges. Accounting Basics Setup Considerations [read more=”Read more” less=”Read less”] Accounting basics Assigning value If …
Data warehouse technologies are a vital part of modern data analytics and machine learning. What is a data warehouse and how does it apply to your business? This article provides a high level business explanation for a data warehouse and introduces some of what a data warehouse can do for your business. Background Architecture Data Preparation Data Mining / Machine …
Job applications are the first step to a new career but how do you make the best impression on your potential new employer? Whether the word is job, role, vacancy, position, office, or post, the concept is the same. Getting paid to do work. I have been an employee for over 30 years, an employer for over 16 years and …
HR or Human Resources is often frequently misunderstood and underappreciated within businesses. How do you educate and maximise the effectiveness of HR? First you need to understand it’s role as it relates to you and the rest of the business. HR’s Role HR’s Primary Challenges Repetition vs. Creativity in HR [read more=”Read more” less=”Read less”] HR’s Role Defining HR? …
eLearning does not require extensive IT knowledge. Making the most of your investment in training can require support. Training is a costly investment for any business requiring investment to get exactly what you need. Decision makers must buy-in to training for it to be effective. eLearning can offer you a global solution however it requires some skills and knowledge to …
Reusability started in terms of computers and programming but has far wider business ramifications. Reusability can lead to massive time savings, cost reduction and huge productivity leaps. What is it? How can you leverage it? Let’s go through it. The Basics When should you apply reusability? Reusability in IT terms Wrap up [read more=”Read more” less=”Read less”] The basics …
What is a bad day? Did you have a system fail? Made a mistake? The boss chewed you out, in your opinion, unfairly? Your staff chew you out, with no basis for their position? A customer made your life so much more difficult for something you don’t believe to be wrong? As Daniel Powter reminds us “Sometimes the system goes …
There are many ways to see through optimisation of business processes. Some use formal methodologies such as Lean Six Sigma or Kaizen Principles. Others just use some common sense. This blog starts the process of deconstructing a business process to start optimising it and the mind set to do it. This blog is broken into set of staged examinations Why …
There are many different ways to get yourself online but given today’s modern technologies and a bit of know how will get you a working domain in a matter of hours. [read more=”Read more” less=”Read less”] Get your presence online (About 1 hours work) The project always needs a name. At this stage for a personal site, getting a unique …
