Comments on: Secrets to Success – What Are Yours?

By: Business Consulting Pro

Business Consulting Pro — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 06:23:19 +0000

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By: E.G. Sebastian

E.G. Sebastian — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:28:54 +0000

Great post!

Speed of implementation is where many of us – at least me – often fall short. I’m really good at planning, and at times jump right on the task, but then somehow I find myself again back at the drawing board planning again…

I promisse I’ll do better

By: Whiterabbit

Whiterabbit — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:55:29 +0000

Nice principles indeed. The speed of the implementation will depend on when the customer needs to golive and the amount of work required.

If the project is too big then, it can boost team spirit if it is broken into smaller phases. That way, you do not have to stare at the project as a whole but focus on easy wins.

Speaking as a consultant, and not a customer, I would also cover my back with a clearly defined scope of work so that the customer does not constantly add new requirements.

You also need the full customer support, since you do not own their data or processes. If they do not have knowledge of their process flow, then this might delay the golive date.

As good practice it is highly recomended that customers have mapped and cleansed their internal procedures before addressing software suppliers for ERP implementations (Or CRM in that matter).

Keep up the good work

Whiterabbit

By: Dave Doolin

Dave Doolin — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:45:51 +0000

Erin,

Great article!

I just updated my “Speed of Implementation” article from last year, linked in this comment header.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:11:56 +0000

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By: Secara

Secara — Fri, 23 May 2008 03:23:46 +0000

Excellent post! Also you may want to watch a 3 minutes clip on ted.com (search within the site using keyword “success”)… Number 4 from your post is the only one common to that condensed presentation study done on over 500 most successful people

By: Pat

Pat — Sun, 18 May 2008 09:00:41 +0000

And one more idea for success : be adventurous. Always speare a few moments for new areas and explore new things. It’s very effective to know you strengths and limits only if you keep putting yourself in different contexts. It’s easier to know new people and get inspired that way as well.

By: pat

pat — Sat, 17 May 2008 19:12:02 +0000

exactly, maybe not only work with those who inspire and econcourage, but be the one who inspire and encourage too, loads of employees are much more willing to work for you and deliver their best work performance given the support of the employer

By: kuma

kuma — Thu, 15 May 2008 11:18:38 +0000

for the keeping the overhead small tip– think it might not be so well as to complying with reality- often it troubles us enough just to figure out how to minimise the budget-as opposed to what you’re implying when you said we’re so tied down and upset by a big budget.

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Blogs: A Powerful Marketing Tool | EZ Marketing Tool — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:02:01 +0000

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By: Adrian Miller

Adrian Miller — Tue, 13 May 2008 10:26:57 +0000

Hey, I love this post. So very to the point and issues so many entrepreneurs forget. Can I use this in my newsletter?

By: randiss

randiss — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:21:03 +0000

wow, great post!
my secret?
mind over matter. i always think that i’m bigger than the situation and that i’m the one who can do something more.