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Comment on Where does implementation fail? User acceptance testing by Wes Trochlil

Wes Trochlil — Thu, 11 May 2017 15:34:38 +0000

Good question, Karen. Re: reporting testing, yes, import test data sets and run the reports against them. For transactions you may have to enter bogus transactions to test that and them have those wiped out. Depending on which vendor/product you’re using, this might be easy or it might be difficult!

Comment on Where does implementation fail? User acceptance testing by Karen Hansen

Karen Hansen — Wed, 10 May 2017 17:09:18 +0000

I’m implementing a new AMS right now and plan to have my staff explore everything well before it’s live, but I’m struggling with how to do testing at scale, especially for things like reporting. Do we import a bunch of test data to run reports on and then clear it out before going live? What about reports that rely on data accumulated over time, like transactions?

Comment on Users meetings now augmented with quarterly calls by Wes Trochlil

Wes Trochlil — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 16:07:12 +0000

In reply to Joanna M. Pineda. I've sat in on a few of those, Joanna, and they are quite valuable!

Comment on Users meetings now augmented with quarterly calls by Joanna M. Pineda

Joanna M. Pineda — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 16:05:28 +0000

Yes! Town halls and overview sessions are so important. We hold overview sessions for every quarterly MatrixMaxx release to walk our clients through the new features and discuss the roadmap for upcoming releases. We also hold a couple town halls each year to get feedback on our road map and get specific feedback on development underway. We display wireframes and share designs. We have heard from our clients that these sessions are invaluable, and very few clients ever miss them!

Comment on Have the courage of your convictions by Manoj

Manoj — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 02:18:09 +0000

Nice Article !

Comment on This is NOT what business development looks like by Kevin Jackson

Kevin Jackson — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 14:15:11 +0000

Again, ouch! I don’t agree that consultants elongate the sales cycle, it has been my experience that they often shorten it, and remove often ineffective steps. On the business development example, I would be curious to hear the other side of the story, since there usually is one.

Comment on This is NOT what business development looks like by Wes Trochlil

Wes Trochlil — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 13:21:00 +0000

In reply to Marianne Rhett.

Perhaps. But how would I know that? Common courtesy would suggest they tell me “We don’t work with consultants” or “We don’t respond to RFPs.” Even a simple “Thanks, but not thanks” would do. What’s the point of having a form on your website if you don’t reply to it?

Comment on This is NOT what business development looks like by Marianne Rhett

Marianne Rhett — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 13:18:47 +0000

Perhaps, they are savvy enough to know, consultants only elongate the sales cycle combined with adding no value.

Comment on Private Equity firm invests in ASI, makers of iMIS by Deborah McConville

Deborah McConville — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 18:05:53 +0000

You mean another AMS company unloaded for pennies on the dollar ? I reckon ! First Avectra, then TMA, and now ASI/IMIS.

Comment on What are the most common benefits from implementing a new AMS? by Martin

Martin — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 17:43:38 +0000

I think you nailed it with your first point Wes – centralizing data in an efficient manner. Amazing how many different places this data can be stored before switching to an AMS!