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Dan Puett
SALES & DELIVERY MANAGER
Dan Puett is an experienced sales and delivery manager with an outstanding record of accomplishment including more than 34 years of information technology experience. He has in-depth knowledge of Lawson software and has experience participating in Lawson implementations at both IBM and CIBER. Other qualifications include information technology product and services sales, delivery, and project management in all facets of city and county government. Additionally, he possesses a broad-based technology background including experience with successful solutions across virtually all industries.
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Inforum Review
Dan Puett, Sales & Delivery Manager : 26 April 2012 / 4:54 PM : 0 
Congratulations, Infor, on the success of Inforum 2012, which closed Wednesday. With almost 5000 participants, this successful conference marked the first gathering of Infor and Lawson Software customers since both companies combined. CIBER is proud to have been a Diamond* Sponsor as well as a participant.
We are Lawson's largest service partner outside of Infor's own professional services organization. And no other company has completed more successful Lawson implementations, upgrades, and integrations across all industry verticals than CIBER. During the conference, we talked with hundreds of Infor customers and hosted more than 90 client strategy meeti...
Posted in Lawson on 26 April 2012
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Inforum - Day 1 Recap
Dan Puett, Sales & Delivery Manager : 24 April 2012 / 2:10 PM : 0
Infor’s Inforum opened Sunday in Denver with a grand reception for the more than 5000 participants. CIBER, Inc., the event’s only Platinum Sponsor, hosted a preliminary event for Lawson’s Public Sector and K-12 Community.
Monday morning, Infor’s CEO, Charles Phillips, and other senior executives began the meeting with their insights on how the third largest business software company is revolutionizing the software market and making a difference in how customers buy and deploy technology. They shared the company's vision and strategy, provided a preview of the latest innovative technology developments, and introduced customers who are leveraging these so...
Posted in Lawson on 24 April 2012
Tagged: Enterprise Integration ERP Lawson
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Differentiation, Development, and Bucking a Trend
Dan Puett, Sales & Delivery Manager : 09 April 2012 / 11:07 AM : 0
CIBER's Lawson Practice enjoys a long and successful partnership with Lawson Software. And Infor's acquisition of Lawson will generate new opportunities for CIBER and our clients. As with Lawson, CIBER and Infor together can provide solutions to reduce costs and generate efficiencies. The two companies will create a strong technology foundation for customer growth with managed services, cloud computing, product implementation, and system integration.
Soon after the Lawson acquisition, Infor's CEO, Charles Phillips wanted to find a way to differentiate the company and help customers be more successful. So he began to emphasize product development and innovation...
Posted in Lawson on 09 April 2012
Tagged: Business Value Lawson
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CIBER and HIMSS
Dan Puett, Sales & Delivery Manager : 05 March 2012 / 12:51 PM : 0
Today, my usual Public Sector focus shifts slightly to the Healthcare Industry, a closely related area with its government funding and social issues.
Last month, Las Vegas, Nevada hosted the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference, the largest Healthcare Information Systems Conference in the United States. More than 30,000 people joined CIBER and our business partners for our 11th appearance at the conference.
The Annual HIMSS Conference and Exhibition offered attendees a variety of educational opportunities. The more than 300 education sessions covered topics that included economic stimulus, globalization, and regulato...
Posted in Lawson on 05 March 2012
Tagged: Healthcare Lawson
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Clean up your Small Project Backlog
Dan Puett, Sales & Delivery Manager : 10 February 2012 / 10:52 AM : 0
Not all technology jobs are large ones. Often, many small tasks don't rise to the top of the stack, never even getting started, much less completed. Bigger projects seem to get all the attention, and those pesky little ones, while valuable, always sit and wait for “someday.” Small interfaces need automation; new reports need development; workflows need enhancements; procedures need streamlining: the list goes on.
Bigger projects seem to get all of the attention and these little ones, while valuable, only sit and wait for “someday”. Would you like to clean up that dusty old pile of work? CIBER's Lawson Practice maintains a highly s...
Posted in Lawson on 10 February 2012
Tagged: Healthcare Lawson System i System p System x
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The Value of Managed IT Services
Dan Puett, Sales & Delivery Manager : 13 January 2012 / 12:39 PM : 1
In challenging economic times, any solution that can lower total cost of ownership and operations is worth considering. Managed Services, the practice of transferring the responsibility of managing day-to-day Information Technology (IT) to an outside organization, accomplishes both. This approach can also improve the effectiveness and efficiency of IT operations, production support, and lifecycle maintenance activities.
Keeping systems operational and performing as intended, fully maintained with updates and patches is a big job. Add to it the need to introduce new functionality, implement changes, provide Help Desk support for new employees, and mana...
Posted in Lawson on 13 January 2012
Tagged: Cloud Computing ERP IT Strategy Lawson
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Successful ERP Implementation in Local Government
Dan Puett, Sales & Delivery Manager : 12 December 2011 / 2:29 PM : 10
Successful ERP Implementation in Local Government
Local governments are turning to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems to provide business support and reporting. ERP implementation may become a necessity to compensate for reduced funding and government that is more efficient.
Government environments face unique and complex challenges in the successful implementation of integrated systems. Public sector structure, mission, accountability, and independent tactical delivery of services create challenges. Few organizations in the private sector experience similar complexity, diverse service provision, revenue generation, auditing, ...
Posted in Lawson on 12 December 2011
Tagged: Enterprise Integration ERP Governance Risk and Compliance Lawson
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Talent Management in Public Sector
Dan Puett, Sales & Delivery Manager : 28 September 2011 / 8:54 AM : 0
A large metropolitan school district must attract, enrich, and retain quality teachers and administrators in order to contribute to the community vibrancy and economic performance. One key area of focus in today’s education reform is the improvement of data systems to track and support teacher performance.
Clearly, a modern ERP Human Resource Information System provides the basis for improved data management. However, school districts may require the ability to track additional data points and perform sophisticated data analysis provided by a rich personnel management solution. The Lawson Talent Management Suite provides these capabilities and mo...
Posted in Lawson on 28 September 2011
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Lawson Deployment at the City of Boise
Dan Puett, Sales & Delivery Manager : 08 August 2011 / 3:33 PM : 0
BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- CIBER, Inc. (CBR, Trade), a global information technology consulting and managed services company, signed an eighteen-month contract with the City of Boise for a multi-application deployment of Lawson Software's Human Resource Management, Enterprise Financial Management and Supply Chain Management suites. This project, dubbed "Vision 2020" by the City of Boise, will help streamline operations, eliminate redundant s...
Posted in Lawson on 08 August 2011
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Capability Transfer
Dan Puett, Sales & Delivery Manager : 28 July 2011 / 10:25 AM : 0
One of the key goals in execution of a large scale IT project such as an ERP implementation is achieving self-sufficiency post implementation. However, that kind of independence must have a clear path and plan to achieve it. It is far more valuable to the client to transfer capability than to simply transfer knowledge. Knowledge transfer focuses on conveying information from one individual to another, producing comprehension and understanding. However, capability transfer imparts practical skills and abilities. CIBER’s proven approach integrates both knowledge and capability transfer because we recognize that comprehension and understanding are valuable assets. E...
Posted in Lawson on 28 July 2011
Tagged: Change Management Lawson Project Management Project Methodology
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Cloud Computing
Dan Puett, Sales & Delivery Manager : 23 June 2011 / 10:50 AM : 2
In the mid 1970’s, online or interactive computing consisted of non-programmable desktop devices that connected to large (and expensive) “mainframe” computers. The big boxes handled the of running software and storing data. Later, computing power shifted to the desktop in the personal computer “revolution”. This provided flexibility in terms of access to more varied software programs and data stored locally.
In a way, with the cloud, we are returning to the old model. Software and storage are moving to a central location, away from the desktop. Due to the Internet, this centralized hardware and software complex may now be far away,...
Posted in Lawson on 23 June 2011
Tagged: Cloud Computing
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Benefits of Human Resources Self-Service
Dan Puett, Sales & Delivery Manager : 15 June 2011 / 9:08 AM : 0
For much of the last decade, human resource professionals have had to address two different kinds of challenges.
Companies that have experienced consolidation, mergers or acquisitions have added another level of human resource complexity to the mix. Human resource departments must accomplish their missions yet grow at a slower rate than the organization itself.
The solution? Applying ...
Posted in Lawson on 15 June 2011
Tagged: Business Value ERP Lawson
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Talent Management
Dan Puett, Sales & Delivery Manager : 07 June 2011 / 10:09 AM : 0
Talent management is a term that emerged in the 1990’s, which placed emphasis on the management of human resources and their skills or talents, as opposed to administering personnel benefits and payroll. The connection between human resource development and organizational effectiveness is well established.
The issue with many companies today is that their organizations put tremendous effort into attracting employees to their company, but spend little time into retaining and developing talent. A talent management system incorporated into the business strategy and implemented in daily processes provides strong benefits. It must be practiced at all levels...
Posted in Lawson on 07 June 2011
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Global IT Service Deliver for Government
Dan Puett, Sales & Delivery Manager : 25 April 2011 / 10:07 AM : 0
Government organizations can see the attractions of global IT service delivery; but have yet to embrace such services at all levels. Governments’ attitudes to offshore IT services have fascinated me for some time. In many conversations with government executives, the importance of delivering value for taxpayer dollars ranks high.
Based on the premise that suppliers have created service delivery centers in low-cost locations create value for their clients, public sector organizations should evaluate the benefits. Those who make the decisions on a contract-by-contract basis remain nervous. The key concern is security and confidentiality of data.
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Posted in Lawson on 25 April 2011
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Lawson Practice Global Delivery
Dan Puett, Sales & Delivery Manager : 20 April 2011 / 11:29 AM : 0
The CIBER Lawson Practice continues our Global recruiting efforts. Working with John Gilligan (CIBER’s Director of Global Delivery) and Chandra Shekhar (Delivery Manager - India), we are engaging our Practice offshore team lead and additional technical team members. Our team lead is Nagaraja "Nag" Char has a start date of Monday, May 30, 2011.
We are in process to hire the 2-3 additional members that will join Nag in the Chicago office for Lawson technical training. Our plan is for this team to participate in a 7-8 week training course that will touch on key components necessary for gaining the core understanding of Lawson techni...
Posted in Lawson on 20 April 2011
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CIBER wins Partner Value Award at Lawson's Client User Exchange
Dan Puett, Sales & Delivery Manager : 07 April 2011 / 12:16 PM : 0
On Monday, April 6, Lawson Software today announced the recipients of its 2011 Partner Awards. The award winners were named during the annual Lawson Conference and User Exchange (CUE). The Lawson Partner Awards recognize companies within the Lawson Partner Network that have demonstrated outstanding business performance and a dedication to growing their relationship with Lawson. The awards are broken down into categories related to service, values, collaboration and product.
CIBER received the Lawson Values Award – Service...
Posted in Lawson on 07 April 2011
Tagged: Lawson
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See you at CUE this weekend in Boston
Dan Puett, Sales & Delivery Manager : 30 March 2011 / 11:13 AM : 0
CUE is in historic Boston this year at the Boston Convention Center. The meeting begins on Sunday, April 3. If you are attending, then please stop by the CIBER booth. There will be twenty or more practical innovators from CIBER representing:
CIBER is hosting the following Client presentations:
Session 1: Lawson Talent Management: Transformation That Goes Beyond the Technology, Wednesday, April 6, 8:00AM....
Posted in Lawson on 30 March 2011
Tagged: Lawson
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Lawson's CUE starts this weekend
Dan Puett, Sales & Delivery Manager : 28 March 2011 / 1:52 PM : 0
CUE is in historic Boston this year at the Boston Convention Center. The meeting begins on Sunday, April 3. If you are attending, then please stop by the CIBER booth.
Lawson Practice Description:
CIBER's Lawson practice is proud of the 15+ year relationship with Lawson as one of their largest partners. We offer full-scale business transformation projects in Lawson's target vertical markets through business process, change management, and functional and technical services around Lawson technology.
CIBER's Lawson Credentials:
Posted in Lawson on 28 March 2011
Tagged: Business Value Lawson
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Are you planning to attend Lawson’s Client User Exchange, CUE?
Dan Puett, Sales & Delivery Manager : 24 March 2011 / 9:14 AM : 0
CUE is in historic Boston this year at the Boston Convention Center. The meeting begins on Sunday, April 3. If you are attending, then please stop by the CIBER booth. There will be twenty or more practical innovators from CIBER representing:
CIBER is a Gold Sponsor of this event. We will be hosting and attending a number of activities; including, The Lawson Local Government and K-12 Community meetings, Client strategy meetings with key CIBER personnel, and the ge...
Posted in Lawson on 24 March 2011
Tagged: Lawson
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Practice and Value of Change Management
Dan Puett, Sales & Delivery Manager : 22 March 2011 / 10:10 AM : 0
Change Management is a structured approach to shifting and/or transitioning individuals, teams, and organizations from a current state to a desired future state. It is an organizational process aimed at empowering employees to accept and embrace changes in their current business environment. Within project management, change management becomes a set of processes and activities that formally introduce and approve changes to the organization and individual employees.
Technology implementation in past years dealt with equipment replacing manual tasks, usually simple and repetitive. More recently, addition of new technology is more threatening because it ...
Posted in Lawson on 22 March 2011
Tagged: Business Value Change Management Lawson
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Process Improvement in Local Government
Dan Puett, Sales & Delivery Manager : 24 February 2011 / 9:03 PM : 4
Processes are the specific activities that enable government entities to fulfill their mission. A well-defined ERP project provides most significant returns on investment from opportunities to simplify and improve processes. Streamlined processes drive out waste and create efficiencies. This facilitates leaner and more cost effective government operations. The result is an organization that operates more cohesively, where decision-making is improved. All agencies access common data providing a single source of truth and enhanced transparency.
Early and careful review of the current state processes is vital, the AS-IS models. At the heart of m...
Posted in Lawson on 24 February 2011
Tagged: Business Architecture Business Modeling Business Value ERP Lawson
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ERP Challenges in Local Government
Dan Puett, Sales & Delivery Manager : 16 February 2011 / 11:46 AM : 0
Many state, county, and city governments currently recognize the need for more dependable, efficient, and accurate information systems. Today’s complex governance requirements demand efficiency, accuracy, and transparency for tracking and reporting information. Common challenges and constraints experienced by public sector entities are:
Posted in Lawson on 16 February 2011
Tagged: Business Value ERP IT Planning IT to Business Alignment Lawson Organizational Change Management
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