Archive for January, 2010

Sourcing Technology For Your Business – Part 1 – You Are Buying More Than Just Technology?

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

When you source technology for your business; you are buying into a long-term relationship with another business. If in doubt, ask yourself the following: Do you intend to have an annual maintenance agreement with the supplier to provide updates, fixes and technical support? Will the supplier be providing some or ...

Sourcing Technology For Your Business – Part 3, Six Things You Can Do to Help Ensure Success

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

The following outlines 6 things you can do to help smooth the process and create a solid foundation for the follow on stages in your technology implementation. Keep the relationship with the suppliers' people polite, courteous but formal. If you allow a buddy atmosphere to develop things will get missed. ...

Negotiation Speaker Says Business Survival is a Martial Art

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Nearly anyone trained in the martial arts has a good laugh when watching evildoers attacking good guys in the movies. The hero faces dozens or even hundreds of foes, and each one lines-up and takes a shot at the champion, who smartly and deftly disables each in turn."Why don't they ...