Better Together: Integrated Payroll Reporting and Analysis for Dynamics 365 Business Central
As evidenced from statistics provided by Microsoft at recent Dynamics events, their Dynamics 365 Business Central (D365 BC) ERP system is maturing and growing rapidly across the markets where it is currently available. Concurrently, with Microsoft’s D365 BC functionality enhancements, there is an entire community of independent Software vendors (ISVs) buzzing with energy. These ISV companies come from across the globe, and many originated from the classic Navision or Dynamics
The Benefits of Using a Data Warehouse
This article describes the value in organizing and visualizing data. Having a clear view of your company or organization’s performance enables strategic decisions. Having access to a clear view of your company’s performance to begin with, however, can be a major obstacle for many organizations. As the big-picture of a company’s performance combines different types of data, accurately gathering and uploading data into a single location can be arduous or sometimes, impossible
Hit a Home Run with BI360
This article will describe a real life example of a manual application of BI360. In 2016, my then eight-year-old son joined a travel baseball team, and having a passion for sports and math, I immediately offered to do statistics for the team. I used the standard baseball score book to enter the plays until one day the coach asked me if I could track statistics in Excel for the individual players and the team. This really got me excited. A little context: I am a long-term em
Planning in the Future: Budgeting, Forecasting, and Modeling
This article will explore and discuss what planning should and will look like in the future, zooming in on what you need to know about finding the right solution for your organization. Last week, I wrote generally about Corporate Performance Management (CPM) in the future. This week, let’s focus on planning or budgeting, forecasting, and modeling in streamlined, modern, collaborative ways that mirror the times – through technological solutions. In the coming years, CPM platfo
Top 5 Reporting Problems Faced by a CEO and Their Technology Solutions, Part 2
This article continues the discussion of the top five problems facing CEOs today in regard to corporate performance management, with a focus on reporting. In interviewing a very successful CEO and founder of a large company, he expressed the corporate performance management (CPM) issues he faced, and all of them are echoed by hundreds of other executives I have spoken with in recent years. He then explained his vision of the “ideal” solution to his issues. In summary, these w
What #ThisisSolver Means, a Spotlight on the Solver Culture
This article takes a closer look at the company culture at Solver. In this article, I’ll be covering Solver’s culture, both internally and externally – and how that has changed the way I view work and my work ethic. In America, we work an average of 40-47 hours per week. According to Investopedia, “corporate culture refers to the beliefs and behaviors that determine how a company’s employees and management interact and handle outside business transactions.” Corporate culture
Enterprise Technology Cloud Strategy with Reporting and Budgeting for Microsoft Dynamics
This article will discuss leveraging corporate performance management (CPM) solutions as a foundation for an enterprise technology cloud roadmap. I find myself thinking about cloud technology all the time these days. And this is particularly peculiar when I zoom out and think about how I was an English major in college. However, cloud is permeating the culture – both popular and business – and I can’t help but think about how it is changing the way we store, manage, and lever
