February 2006

One of those nights

February 28, 2006 Innovation

There are conditions: Each client must commit to: Reviewing Winweb or Twinfield with you, depending on their size…. Do you notice how there is the real potential for a win-win-win-win (the 4th one is deliberate) And just so’s I don’t leave anyone thinking I’m completely barking, I won’t tell you what I’d do with new clients.

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Thingamy – part 2 – CRM v.2.0

February 28, 2006 Innovation

Because if I can tie Thingamy apps to content management system based websites (blogs/wikis) for document management purposes, then I can link my blogging activity to sales of product and back into the capture mechanisms I need for running my business – which could also manufacture at the same time. Hey Sig – next thing on the list – you’ll probably need CTI for the outsourced call centres and the field service guys.

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The 34-minute time and expense app – Thingamy

February 28, 2006 Innovation

It can be skinned any way you choose – I’ve suggested Sig consider providing some easy to use configuration options rather than the current time consuming hand coded CSS templating (don’t worry if this doesn’t make any sense – it’s a pain that’s all – not hard) Out the gate it can be deployed in any network using any machine capable of running a browser…. Tags can be applied to any or all parts of the system so you can for example report and search the way you work – e.g. – a query could be raised that says: “Provide a list of all clients beginning with A where we have accumulated greater than £1K WIP and where the work relates to CGT planning.”

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Jason Holden – Mr. 1%

February 28, 2006 Innovation

I’m firmly of the belief that there is a huge opportunity for professionals to get out from under the tyranny of accounts production and into the business of being relevant to their clients as trusted advisors…. The only sustainable way to move forward (IMO) is by removing the perception by standing alongside clients and trying to view the world through their eyes.

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Managing partner skills test

February 28, 2006 Marketing

His response: Partnership no longer means tenure in most firms in most professions in most countries, except in those few firms that have become so tolerant of each other that everyone’s afraid to point the finger at cruising in case the finger ends up pointing at them…. If partners don’t start addressing these issues then it won’t be long before we see the emergence of a new kind of partnership – one where the partners are seriously committed to their clients, specialise and offer unique services that are not easily replicated and which allow the firm to carve out a valuable niche.

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The Power to Predict

February 27, 2006 General

Accredited author Vivek Ranadive is one of the software industry’s true visionaries and having the privilege of contributing to the book’s production was a genuine high spot in my writing career…. Nevertheless, if you want an object lesson in how world class businesses maintain their leadership using concepts like predictive analytics, real-time business process management and in-house developed systems, then it should make an interesting read.

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Inheritance Tax – a Simon Sweetman debate

February 27, 2006 General

It’s a complex debate hinging as it does around UK property values which have risen at a rate that leaves many people with genuine difficulty in getting on the UKs housing ladder…. And with the family home increasingly representing the largest single value asset in many person’s portfolio of total investments, it is understandable that people express concern.

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You think we've got it bad?

February 27, 2006 Innovation

In the same way, putting public terminals in local libraries and thinking that provides open citizen access doesn’t cut it when you think the aging population doesn’t find computers that intuitive to use. That’s why I particularly like More Software’s approach where they use a series of videos to explain concepts and require their users to take responsibility for their record keeping.

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It can't be done

February 27, 2006 Innovation

Maybe the Daily Telegraph knows something we don’t. More likely Hugh MacLeod does.

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