Business and technology insights
Practical thinking on systemizing companies, automation, and building digital products.
From spreadsheets to an ERP: when it is time to move
When spreadsheets are enough and when they start costing you. Seven signs, the intermediate options, and a practical order for the move.
After handover: why support and an SLA matter
How warranty differs from support, what response time actually means and how to calculate the three-year total. The clauses your contract needs.
Data migration: the line everyone forgets to quote
What migrates and what stays, why a trial run matters and how the cost is calculated. A practical order and a checklist for proposals.
A management system for a training centre
Groups, attendance, payments and the parent portal. Where students are lost and which module the rollout should start with.
Electronic invoicing and system integration
Why working manually in the portal is expensive, how integration works and the errors tied to classification codes. A rollout order and checklist.
Attendance tracking: cards, fingerprints or face recognition
How the three methods differ, which suits which conditions and how each links to payroll. Working with staff and a practical rollout order.
Why a six-month project becomes an eighteen-month one
Five sources of overrun and how many weeks each one adds. Practical ways to hold a deadline and the warning signs visible before you start.
Why systems go unused, and how to prevent it
Systems fail through non-adoption, not technology. Five real causes and what to do before the project, during it and after go-live.
Inventory and POS system for a retail chain
Why stock never reconciles between branches, how to control receivables and which module to start with. A practical order for the rollout.
Payroll automation: from three days to two hours
Why payroll takes so long and where the errors come from. Linking attendance, defining bonus rules and a practical order for the rollout.
How to vet a development team: 8 practical methods
What to look at beyond the portfolio. Ways to establish a team's real experience and the warning signs worth counting before you commit.
ERP for sheet metal and roofing profile manufacturers
Cutting plans, waste accounting and coil control. The industry-specific processes and a practical order drawn from 37 implementations.