Three Steps to Business Growth
As a business survives and grows, responsible team members implement processes and systems based on the current business situation. Yet as time goes on, demands on the business change, which results in even more processes being added to the existing ones. Over time, the result is a layered set of processes and systemsâunderstood only by
Tricension Newsletter – November 2010
“I believe life is a series of near misses. A lot of what we ascribe to luck is not luck at all. It’s seizing the day and accepting responsibility for your future. It’s seeing what other people don’t see And pursuing that vision.” – Howard Schultz – owner of Starbucks Coffee Recently we have been
Creating Virtual Value
The movement from bricks and mortar to Web-based commerce is well-established. So itâs not a question of âifâ but âwhenâ to extend your business processes to the Web and integrate them with core business systems where possible. Sure, it sounds great, but what does it mean? A common business process example illustrates this point: A
Avoid Common Mistakes with Microsoft SharePoint
To say that SharePoint is an enormous application is an understatement. Iâve never bought into the âsilver bulletâ theory, but I have to say that SharePoint comes pretty close. I have yet to run across an organization that couldnât make a business case for its use. With that said, itâs easy to get caught up
Now is the Time for CRM
Question: When is the best time to implement Customer Relationship Management (CRM)? Answer: 5 years ago. Question: When is the next best time to implement CRM? Answer: Now Many businesses have spreadsheets and low end contact management systems to keep track of the customer. They were fine at first but fail to keep up with
Lean Six Stigma Real Insight
Business Process Optimization has far-reaching effects across all aspects of your business. Often-times, itâs not what needs to be addressed but, rather, how to address it. Many a process improvement voyages that count on information technology as the how – presuming automation is all thatâs needed for a âquick fixâ – have run aground on the rocks of dysfunctional processes. Automating
Tricension Newsletter- October 2009
Tricension has continued steady growth in both the Microsoft Business Solutions (Dynamics CRM, SharePoint, and SQL Reporting Services) and the custom .net and SilverLight application development practices. We are seeing a trend toward an initial Business benefit discovery phase where we work with a client to analyze the opportunity for ROI followed by phased implementations
Tricension Newsletter- July 2009
Hope your summer has kicked off to a fantastic start. Tricension has been busy with several projects and wanted to keep you informed about the solutions provided to our clients. Did you check out President/Chief Business Architect, Mike Lammers, in KC Small Biz Magazine on creating virtual value? His article was featured in the June
Tricension Newsletter- February 2009
While the communication from Tricension may have been a bit quiet, the team has been busy delivering solutions on a number of client projects. Here are a few examples of the value we are bringing to our clients. Make the Difference Network â www.MTDN.com â a social cause marketing network – the enterprise architecture team just completed