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Top 8 Signs It’s Time to Switch ERP Systems

Article by Oracle NetSuite, 8 August 2023. Written by Lisa Schwarz.As with every technology, there will come a time when a business needs to replace its legacy enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.Perhaps the software has become too expensive to maintain, or it can’t update in real-time or meet the needs of an increasingly remote workforce. Or maybe a lack of functionality is forcing staff to use so many workarounds that workflows grind to a crawl.These reasons and more can serve as ...

Lean

In recent years, I have become fascinated with the concept of "Lean" and "Continuous Improvement" methodologies, partly thanks to a previous employer.Lean is normally referred to in a manufacturing sense, but it can be applied anywhere, anytime...In a business sense, it means getting rid of any system, process or busy work that doesn't add value to your customer or end user.If a system, process or busy work doesn't add value to your customer or end user, it is deemed a "waste" and should be remo...

What I do as a Business Process Expert.

As with many job descriptions, beneath the heading there is a lot of variation for example if you compare a job for an Office Manager, they all have the same title but what is expected of them varies dramatically.I thought I would write this blog about what being a Business Process Expert (BPX) means to me and what I do, because like the Office Manager example, this could and does vary from person to person working in this space.When I start working with your business, in the initial phase or th...

What on earth is ERP?

Since I started Putty, people often ask... What on earth is ERP?To which I say, it stands for Enterprise Resource Planning ofcourse...This is usually followed by the person who I am talking to looking confused and bemused.I then go on to explain more about what I do, but this often misses the mark also and confuses the person further.So...I am writing this post today, to try and simplify my response to "What on earth is ERP?". ERP programmes are generally cloud based business...

Spring cleaning time!

With the change in seasons, I thought it might be a good time to talk about organising and sorting your digital filing.When considering lean methodologies and the office, time spent looking for lost files can be a BIG waste of time that needs to be dealt with. So, we look at the first two of the 5S’s of lean:Sort.Set in order.Hunting for hours on end for that file you need, getting distracted by something else along the way and forgetting what you were doing in the first instance is something ...

Perfection vs Good enough

As a perfection addict, I think it may be time to start a support group because I know there are a few of us out there.A fellow recovering perfection addict, and mentor, recently called me out on my terrible behavior.Needing to complete a role, a business process, or various tasks to a level of perfection is not only exhausting, but it is also not sustainable long term.PLUS – if you spend an extra hour on a task to ensure perfection, will your customer (whether internal or external) even notic...

GDF Supporters evening 2023

I had the pleasure of speaking at the 2023 Graeme Dingle Foundation Marlborough Supporters Evening held at the Fancy Cow in Blenheim.I was asked to share my experiences being a Career Navigator Mentor and what motivated me to become a mentor.Below is what I had to say...Kia ora tatouAs Kelvin said my name is Amber and I am about to embark on my 3rd year of being a Career Navigator Mentor. But I’m just a baby mentor when you sit me next to some of the others in the programme who have been there...

Teachers, they are everywhere...

Once upon a time, many, many years ago…I had an exceptional math’s teacher and he used to teach us math’s, obviously, but he also used to teach us other things, to challenge us, to expand our minds.As a reward, when we completed all our work, he would teach us about things like the Fibonacci sequence, the golden ratio, we even watched Monty Python and Romeo & Juliet (the sixties classic, not DiCaprio & Danes).Years later, things seem to constantly pop up that he taught us.When on a...