10 signs you need a new accounting system
March 31, 2008
I’ve shamelessly ripped this title off from a great blog post by Bill Kennedy along with his top 10 signs:
10. The service technician keeps threatening to retire
9. “Reconciliation” is your middle name
8. You ask for “proficiency in DOS” when hiring staff
7. When calling Support you hear laughter in the background
6. Salesmen no longer call you about upgrades
5. You have to go for coffee whenever you click on “Post”
4. Your system came on diskettes
3. The last person to know the setup password retired to Florida
2. Nobody understands the reportsand the top sign you need a new accounting system is . . .
1. Your subledgers need counseling for “irreconcilable differences”
Given that we only change accounting systems once every 5-7-10 years then he’s pretty much bang on the money. But what I really like is the way he cleverly parses this into a discussion about switching from Quickbooks to Microsoft Dynamics. None of the usual ‘product X is crap, ours is gorgeous stuff’ at all. Far from it. I’d love to see more vendor representatives take this approach in marketing their wares.
Tags: microsoft dynamics, quickbooks
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