Understanding Marin County's $30 million ERP failure | ZDNet

Another huge ERP failure, this time paid for by taxpayers.

Understanding Marin County's $30 million ERP failure | ZDNet

Why Small Businesses should invest in an integrated Excel-based Business Intelligence solution: Reason No. 4 | The BI Blog - Powered by Alchemex

Why Small Businesses should invest in an integrated Excel-based Business Intelligence solution: Reason No. 4 | The BI Blog - Powered by Alchemex

 Business intelligence investments should always be made with the goal of using the information supplied for one of three purposes (listed in priority order):

1. Increase Throughput
2. Decrease Inventories or other demands for (new or increased) Investment
3. Slash or hold the line on Operating Expenses while sustaining significant growth in Throughput

Why Small Businesses should invest in an integrated Excel-based Business Intelligence solution: Reason No. 3 | The BI Blog - Powered by Alchemex

 Business intelligence investments should always be made with the goal of using the information supplied for one of three purposes (listed in priority order):

1. Increase Throughput
2. Decrease Inventories or other demands for (new or increased) Investment
3. Slash or hold the line on Operating Expenses while sustaining significant growth in Throughput

Why Small Businesses should invest in an integrated Excel-based Business Intelligence solution: Reason No. 2 | The BI Blog - Powered by Alchemex

Why Small Businesses should invest in an integrated Excel-based Business Intelligence solution: Reason No. 2 | The BI Blog - Powered by Alchemex

Another reason Microsoft Excel -- a tool you probably already own -- should return big ROI to your small-to-mid-sized business enterprise if you learn to apply it with gusto!

Take a look!

Why Small Businesses should invest in an integrated Excel-based Business Intelligence solution | The BI Blog - Powered by Alchemex

Why Small Businesses should invest in an integrated Excel-based Business Intelligence solution | The BI Blog - Powered by Alchemex

Your enterprise can leverage the power available in Microsoft Excel -- a tool you probably already own -- at low, low cost as a business intelligence solution.

Take a look!

IT value creation vs. cost control | ZDNet

This brief video clip makes an important point that is not specific to the context in which it is being said. That is: Value creation from IT (especially in 2010 and beyond) should be the primary concern of CIOs, CEOs and strategic CFOs -- not cost control.

IT value creation vs. cost control | ZDNet

This is worth the few minutes it takes to view it, just to catch that point -- a point I have been trying to make in this blog for more than a year now.

What do you think? Leave a comment, or email me at rcushing@GeeWhiz2ROI.com.

Thanks.

Theory of Constraints (ToC) Project Management - A Primer

Want to manage your projects -- both IT-related and non-IT -- better and more effectively. Then take a look at what the Theory of Constraints can do for you.

Click this link: tocpmwhitepaper.pdf (application/pdf Object)

Read the white paper. I think you'll be glad you did.

Then, if you would like help implementing some of these concepts in your organization, contact me directly.

Thanks.