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Risk Management - Part 6: Notable Outcomes of an Audited Upgrade and Infrastructure Move with Microsoft Dynamics GP

by Gloria Braunschweig
President, Dorian Enterprises, Computeration, Inc.

Outcomes

This 6-part series on Risk Management, Tips and Tricks chronicles the two large change management projects we undertook for the same client this year.

In the preceding posts you saw:

Notable Outcomes

After all the planning, preparation, testing, execution and troubleshooting, what did our client get out of the deal? In the end, did all this effort amount to measurable results?  By taking careful baseline measurements of key processes and observations of the overall situation in the client's accounting department, we were able to reveal some clear benefits of the migrated private hosted solution. 

Some of the most beneficial results for our client included:

  • Contrasting base monthly contract services, the client calculated a savings of $235,000 - 48% less than their 2010 costs.
  • The client's accounting department reduced their monthly closing time by 1 day.
  • The SQL server upgraded to a 64-bit SQL Server 2008 significantly enabled our client to upgrade many of their core Microsoft products including Management Reporter. The Exchange upgrade to 2010 is pending which, along with two dozen mobile device upgrades, will substantially improve corporate communications.
  • By switching to managed services, the client obtains better service from a ...

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About Gloria Braunschweig

Gloria has experience across the full spectrum of business operations and management. Decades of experience are documented in the book Rapid Implementation, establishing Gloria as a specialists using Microsoft SQL tools for implementation, integration, and business intelligence related to Microsoft Dynamics GP.

Gloria writes and presents on lean implementation concepts and business management systems for small and mid-size businesses. 

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