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I.T. Costs Category
How Many IT People Do I Need?
How big of an IT staff do I need? How many IT people do I need on staff? We get this question a lot. I’m going to give you a very straightforward answer, with the up-front caveat that each organization is different and individual circumstances may vary. The general rule of thumb we use is one...[...]- Posted by Greg Atkins on February 27th, 2012|
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Lowering Your I.T. Costs
The economy is bad. Companies are hurting. Workers are being let go, or seeing their pay cut. Besides outsourcing your I.T. to the I.T. Management Company, what can you do to lower I.T. costs? Look very carefully at all of your maintenance agreements. Many companies accept that fact that they need...[...]- Posted by Greg Atkins on January 9th, 2012|
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The Tale of Two Plants
The first ERP implementation I was involved in was at a company that had two factories. Each plant had its own management and supervisory structure. And, each was allowed to dictate how the new ERP system would be implemented in their plants. Plant A was much easier to work with throughout the...[...]- Posted by Greg Atkins on December 26th, 2011|
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I.T. Won’t Lower Your Costs
After I implemented an ERP system at a client several years ago, the president asked me to figure out how to reduce the headcount in the receiving department at a particular plant. I did so – but I spent more time writing a memo about why it wasn’t a good idea. The president ignored my advice...[...]- Posted by Greg Atkins on December 5th, 2011|
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