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Whose business is it anyway? - know your books!

Many entrepreneurs and small business owners outsource their accounting and bookkeeping needs, so they can focus on the growth of their business. And most bookkeepers do an excellent job of keeping the books away from the continuous descent into a state of total disorder - and accountants, in partic...

Matt Koopmans
07.01.19 05:00 PM - Comment(s)
Lies, damn lies, and spreadsheets

November is the second month of Spring here in Australia - and over the weekend we had temperatures soaring to the mid-to high 30's (even over 40's at the hottest point point of the day Friday - this is degrees Celsius, about 100 degrees Fahrenheit). One cannot help but to want for a nice cold water...

Matt Koopmans
04.11.18 02:00 PM - Comment(s)
Selecting your business application? Define the spectrum between "Analysis Paralysis" and "Extinction by Instinct"

Choice is a strange thing - when there is none, we all wish we had it. When there is choice abound, we tend to stick to what we know (or think we know). Too much choice of seemingly similar things, and we tend to paralyse like a deer in front of headlights. The choice for business applications prove...

Matt Koopmans
16.07.18 04:26 PM - Comment(s)
5 Rules for a Lean CRM - Keep it real

Post four of a series of five in which we focus on how to implement and maintain a lean, functional CRM. Five simple rules to set you up for an effective customer relationship management system that will provide you lasting benefits. We have addressed how to keep the system simple and consistent, an...

Matt Koopmans
11.06.18 02:07 PM - Comment(s)
5 Rules for a Lean CRM - Keep your team engaged

Post three out of five - five rules for a lean CRM - today we explore how to keep the team engaged. CRM can be a dull environment where sales people register their leads, opportunities, and account activities. CRM can be a good communication tool for what happened, is happening, and is likely to hap...

Matt Koopmans
04.06.18 05:22 PM - Comment(s)
Expectations 2: Cost and Value
No matter the construct of the program - there is a finite amount of money that can be allocated to the program. For that money, one has to balance speed (time to value), specification (functionality) and quality (ability and longevity to realise value).
Matt Koopmans
22.04.18 06:03 PM - Comment(s)
Expectations 1: adding the fifth wheel with customisation
Well over 70% of implementations are still deemed "a failure" by either not meeting the budget, scope (specification) or time (to value). In the vast majority of these cases, it is the expectation mismatch that is the root cause.
Matt Koopmans
22.04.18 06:03 PM - Comment(s)
Taming the Governance-monster
Governance - Without it any program or project is destined to fail. Is it the secret sauce for success? How much governance, and when is it too much?
Matt Koopmans
22.04.18 06:03 PM - Comment(s)
The services industry is changing. What are the challenges faced in the rapidly changing cloud application market, and how can mixing "gig-economy" with the traditional delivery practice alleviate these challenges?
Matt Koopmans
22.04.18 06:02 PM - Comment(s)
Why traditional RFx processes result in a bad deal - rethinking the RFx in a transforming industry
The RFx process has its intents and purposes on both sides of the contracting partners. Unfortunately, they are not the same in a fundamental way. The table below shows the different perspectives that typically arise in this process.
Matt Koopmans
22.04.18 06:01 PM - Comment(s)