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Robert Brook

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Director, Rowanberry Consultancy Ltd

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Rowanberry Consultancy Ltd develops accounting and business management software for the UK market.
Being a small company we distinguish ourselves by the level of support provided to our customers.

Aug. 30, 2011

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What is "cloud bursting"?

When Irene hits town!

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Aug. 28, 2011

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What's the best project management advice that you've ever been given?

Have senior management buy-in, support and involvement.
Without it - forget it!

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Aug. 26, 2011

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Why has the user experience on ERP products historically been so bad?

a) name one!
b) media hyperbole

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Aug. 20, 2011

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POLL: Are you in favor of ending tax cuts for the wealthy as part of a deficit reduction program?

Democracy is ablout legitimising the lazy and the poor to rob the rich by passing taxes on one class of person in preference to another class. And we all know were that lead the USSR!
Cut your taxes, cut your government in order to live a ... more

Aug. 19, 2011

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What ROI can small business expect on an ERP implementation?

How longs a peice of string?
It really depends on what existing systems and modes of operation are being replaced by the ERP system.
If the SME is using manual records or getting by with Excel and adhoc computer systems then under 2 years would be realistic.
If ... more

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Aug. 18, 2011

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Would it be fair to say that data is safer in the cloud? Why or why not?

I looked at this question some time ago in my blog - http://rcl-systems.blogspot.com/2008/01/saas-software-as-service.html
My conculsion then as now is that the cloud is not safe for various reasons discussed in the blog. I also concluded that the cloud gives a false sense of security to ... more

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Information Management

Aug. 18, 2011

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Selecting the Correct ERP System - A Four Step Process

Michael B.,
I agree that all the work done in the early stages of implementing an ERP system is well worth while. Especially the attempts to document; in what ever format is decided upon; the central business processes. The main problem for smaller businesses is ... more

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Enterprise Software

Aug. 18, 2011

Robert Brook is now following Brielle Nikaido

Aug. 18, 2011

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Does business intelligence make sense for (really) small businesses?

Many small businesses are behind the curve when it comes to processing data through their accounting/ERP system. This may be due to volume of transactions combined with a lag of resources. Under these circumstances BI will be neglected even if it can be produced by ... more

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