Lawson blog archives
February 2011 (2)
March 2011 (4)
April 2011 (3)
June 2011 (3)
July 2011 (1)
August 2011 (1)
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November 2011 (1)
December 2011 (3)
January 2012 (3)
February 2012 (1)
March 2012 (2)
April 2012 (3)
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 meetings. Our Lawson professionals shared their insights on leveraging Lawson investments for the greatest possible gain, and...
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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 solutions.
On Monday afternoon, Infor announced the availability of Infor10 Lawson Talent Management. "In...
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. One way he did this was to gather people into disciplined discussions, During these, they identified a number of proce...
Tagged: Business Value Lawson
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Get them in the door . . . and keep them there!
Diana Van Blaricom, Manager - Delivery : 06 March 2012 / 10:26 AM : 0
It's another year of creative financing for executives. How do you fund the merit and bonus pool without bleeding the budget or other programs? Meanwhile, HR professionals are asking, “How do my Pay-for-Performance programs influence the recruiting process? If the budget and merit increases don't happen, we're going to have to recruit because we are going to lose key talent!” And they are right!
So the million dollar question is, “How can leadership work together to understand the need for keeping talent happy and the fiscal responsibilities of the organization?”
Employees have waited long enough (at least that's what the research says) and those long term employees who stayed on to ride out the wave . . .well, they are ready for...
Tagged: 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 regulatory compliance. Other sessions and exhibits focused on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and its meaningful use...
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 skilled team of technical developers that can help you. Our Technology Leadership Center (TLC) in Chicago can provide sup...
Tagged: Healthcare Lawson System i System p System x
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Compensation Conjecture for 2012
Diana Van Blaricom, Manager - Delivery : 31 January 2012 / 10:19 AM : 0
As 2012 begins, many organizations are looking to keep the momentum going within their work teams. In last week's webinar, “Goal and Performance Management – A Measure Above the Rest,” we looked at the SIMPL formula for motivating employees aligned with the company's strategic objectives.
I wasn't surprised to see that more than half of the attendees responded that they do not use key metrics to communicate with their executives as proof that their programs are really working.
Did you know that you can use the SIMPL formula to help determine how to measure progress even if it is for our own HR initiatives? It's a formula that works across the organization, in any department, for any initiative. If you missed it, you can view the replay at http://...
Tagged: Lawson
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Climbing the Mountain of Talent Management
Diana Van Blaricom, Manager - Delivery : 20 January 2012 / 11:24 AM : 0
The winds of change are blowing. We must be nibble and able to change as workplace conditions change. But one thing doesn't change - the need to properly manage our work and our people.
As HR professionals, we are at the forefront of leading our organizations through economic, environmental and regulatory changes. That's why having solid processes in place for our human resource initiatives is so important.
The key to a solid performance management program is the direct link between competencies and performance expectations. In fact, when the performance appraisal is comprised of various competency components, employees can see a direct link between their skills set and management's expectations of behavior. Coupled with solid goal management practices...
Tagged: Lawson
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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 manage disaster recovery and business continuity can challenge any staff. And that is assuming internal staff has deep exper...
Tagged: Cloud Computing ERP IT Strategy Lawson
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Gaining Visibility in the CLOUD of Talent Management
Diana Van Blaricom, Manager - Delivery : 22 December 2011 / 12:30 PM : 1
New year, new you. How about a new organization? It's true that the New Year can bring lofty goals of transforming our organizations, but just like our other resolutions that we make – sometimes we have trouble getting started.
In the second of our Talent Management webinar series, we discussed the importance of having a centralized, comprehensive employee record and noted why it's important to the success of our Talent Management programs:
• The ability to see the WHOLE employee;
• Sophisticated applications that can be “hosted” removing technology barriers;
• The ability to add on features as talent management initiatives mature;
• It is the first step to implementing the Lawson Talent Management ...
Tagged: Lawson
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