Resource routing and project management are some of the most important capabilities a field service provider needs to possess. This guide explores best practices for coordinating everything from routine calls to complex field service projects. Your bid was successful, the customer accepted your quote, and you secured the contract on a major new project. That’s…
Field Service Management Challenges and Solutions The modern field services industry face many challenges. There’s the pressure to keep up with rising customer demands and get ahead of growing competition from both new entrants and well–resourced incumbents. There’s also the fact that managing and coordinating large, distributed teams is always a struggle – even under…
At a glance, the ERP isn’t all that exciting. It’s a central database for the entire business — combining all departments, data, and processes in a single platform. But, the ERP’s “unifying powers” pave the way for business transformation at every level. We’re talking in-depth reporting, advanced financial management, AI-powered everything. We know these “benefits”…
The keys to profitable operations for cannabis growers and producers start with gaining real-time visibility into production and inventory. This helps managers make decisions on how to streamline the end-to-end process of fulfilling customer orders. It’s just as critical to document product testing and the monitoring of waste to comply with state regulations. If you…
Infrastructure as Code, (IaC), is the process of provisioning resources in data centers (normally in the cloud) through scripts (machine-readable files); rather than using interactive configuration tools. IaC is important for organizations because it drives a prescriptive approach into systems deployment, with repeatable, consistent outcomes. With IaC, DevOps teams can work together with a unified…
The CFO sits in the sweet spot where finance meets strategic planning. They’re perfectly positioned to fuel growth and meaningful, sustained change through digital investments. In this guide, we’ll discuss six ways digital transformation has changed the CFO role, and what that means for companies moving forward.
There’s no denying that distributors face an awful lot of pressure. But – the flip side of this is, the industry has been slow to embrace digitalization – which means, distributors that can manage to nail their DX strategies ASAP will be poised to win for years to come.
Here, we outline some of the key ways distributors are using technology to achieve their most critical objectives.
Azure and Azure DevOps provides the infrastructure, environment, and tools that help users — technical or not — innovate, collaborate, and share institutional knowledge. Together, these 200+ tools empower users to solve problems on their own, and help their colleagues and clients do the same. Users can share insights, lessons, and reusable components that accelerate…
Often, companies keep doing the same things until they no longer work. Unfortunately, they typically don’t find this out until it’s too late — after customer expectations have changed, employee expectations have evolved, or disaster strikes and you’re left picking up the pieces. Outdated tech, analog processes, and too much comfort with the status quo…
Most companies today prepare some sort of financial budget. Budgets can be built at a very high level (Sales, cost of sales and expenses), or built-in detail (sales detail by type, expenses by department, capital spending, projects). Some companies also budget the Balance Sheet to be able to prepare budgeted cashflow statements. Company budget preparation…