Technology
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NetSuite Implementation Consultant Going Rate?
We are looking to implement NetSuite and curious if anyone can provide feedback on the going rate of a NetSuite Implementation Consultant. Thanks in advance!
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How limited is customization in a cloud computing or software as a service (SaaS) solution?
This question was asked by an attendee at a recent Proformative Cloud Computing and SaaS event: How limited is customization in a cloud computing or software as a service (SaaS) solution? We need flexibiltiy as we grow to handle customized integrations and reporting. This is my biggest concern in…
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What does Go Live really mean?
If you are in the process of selecting a new financial system, or have already selected a solution, how are you approaching your implementation plan and timeline? For many companies on a calendar fiscal year, this is now Q4. If your CFO says s/he wants to be live 1/1/2016, how do you approach this …
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Vendor Setup Form Examples.
Does anyone have some vendor setup forms and/or related collateral they can share. Much appreciated.
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Detail of payroll expense and liability accounts
I'm setting up an accounting system as part of a ERP implementation, and I'm at a point where I am loading my expense and liability accounts related to payroll. We run our payroll in the ERP system (NetSuite), but our only G/L accounts for payroll are Gross Payroll, Payroll Expenses (i.e. any benef…
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What's your experience with Epicor?
Is anyone using Epicor or have you had experience with using this ERP system? Some reviews show it's a decent software for manufacturing-SMEs. Some of the complaints are the support fee cost in relation to the amount of support given is lacking. Support seems to be less than desirable based on what…
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Salesforce Training Online
What would you like to see covered in salesforce training online for yourself or your staff? After you describe what you want, how do you want the online training 1) lecture (webinar) w/powerpoint 2) animated video 3) live human video with explicit examples 4) other and let us know what that is
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Does your company use preventative maintenance software?
Looking for suggestions on preventative maintenance software.
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Suggestions for HRIS system
We are a small but growing software company. We have been doing HR very manually and have reached a tipping point where we need to employ some technology to simplify and automate our core HR process and begin to incorporate more talent management processes. What HRIS systems have you had success im…
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Project Management & Resource Management Software
Any suggestions on a cloud-based solution to manage projects (small to medium projects...nothing too complicated) AND human resource management? Project management software is readily available. I'm also looking to be able to see and manage what my direct reports are scheduled to be working on this…
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In a production environment, what are the best ways to keep track of employees' hours and control labor costs?
All production environments are different, but what are some of the best systems out there for keeping track of hourly employees' time worked, breaks, lunches, time off, etc? Overtime and lost minutes add up over the year and I am hoping to figure out best practices for successful time management a…
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ERP Implementation Methodology Best Practices & ROI
How do you begin to estimate the anticipated ROI of an ERP system? What would be a reasonable methodology?
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Too Much Operational Knowledge Concentrated In ONE Person?
I am in a fairly new position as CFO at a 25M company. The company uses an ERP/Accounting program that is highly customized, and has a lot of operational nuances specific to the company. I've seen this situation before, wherein the Controller appears to possess a significant amount of critical oper…
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Obero and Q Commission Software Recommendations
Hi, We're a midsize company with multiple sales offices in the US. We use Sales Force and FinancialForce Accounting and process payroll on the ADP Workforce Now platform. We have a couple hundred employees who are eligible for a sales commission/bonus. We've been processing commissions using Excel,…
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Pro-Rata Payroll calculations
I'm curious what formula other companies are using to make their pro-rata payroll calculations, especially for new staff members. I've come across a few different versions. I've included an example based on an employee starting on 9th September and working in USA. Total days in September : 30 Avail…
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Acctivate for Intacct
Anyone used this? Already running Intacct but need more kitting/assembly horsepower and would not mind replacing homebuilt custom CRM system.
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Sample Employee Performance Reviews
Besides does anyone have an anonymized sample that you can share, what aspects do you feel are important to highlight in our review? Is the entire review "public" for the employee or are there non-public areas, etc.?
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What questions should one ask a prospective IT consultant?
We're a small oil & gas company - what are the "must ask" questions we should pose to a prospective IT consultant?
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Small company phone system recommendations and any insights on NEC/Earthlink phone systems?
We are a small company (just under 50 employees) and we’re in the market for a new phone system. We are leaning towards a system from NEC (the 8100 Server series) with service provided by Earthlink Business. Can anyone share their experience with either this NEC system and / or EarthLink? Thank yo…
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I need erp software with complete source code
we need Erp software with complete source code we need some basic need in erp, bos ,pos , sales/purchase , Inventory , Multiple organization , If it is ok then we can continue Thank you ,
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What are good operations-based metrics for SaaS companies?
Hi. I am CFO for a telephony based SaaS company. We host 1,000+ voice applications running at four different data centers throughout the US. During our annual budgeting process, its always challenging to determine a valid metric for Operations staffing. Number of servers per Ops employee? Number of…
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How do you compensate a salesforce selling both perpetual to SaaS?
I'm looking for some options for driving a salesforce to focus on a newly introduced SaaS business while the company is transitioning from its legacy perpetual on-premise sales to cloud-based SaaS. One obvious option is separation of quota into distinct objectives within the plan and/or implementin…