Ian's Messy Desk

MARCH 1, 2012

Working at an organizations’ head office, we see a lot of paper. When the HVAC system was installed, someone thought we might want the user manual for the system: a 400 page PDF document. Instead of filing the PDF on the network, the document was printed and placed in a filing cabinet , where it will sit until doomsday.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JANUARY 15, 2014

When the HVAC system was installed, someone thought we might want the user manual for the system: a 400 page PDF document. Instead of filing the PDF on the network, the document was printed and placed in a filing cabinet , where it will sit until doomsday or at least until someone cleans out those files. Personnel and payroll records.

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Small Business CEO

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Do your auditors want to see the details of how transactions were processed, including approval signatures? Organizations typically rely on a combination of major systems and manual transactions that are done off system. Workflow software automates processes by moving a task through different stages of a process.

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Small Business CEO

MAY 5, 2010

If you haven’t yet taken advantage of the slower business cycle to make the day-to-day processes in your company more efficient, start now. Inefficient process examples: Your employees record their time on paper or in Excel. Are the people, processes and technology ready to support significant growth?

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Small Business CEO

OCTOBER 1, 2010

A poor relationship with IT can be extremely detrimental to the efficiency, productivity and cost-effectiveness of your organization. Watch for some of these warning situations: • Everyone knows HR cuts payroll checks, and finance pays vendors. IT is regularly in a reactive mode. • IT has its own jargon.

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