Who should be responsible for the estimating process? One of the issues that Solutions360 often addresses with customers is the estimating process. Today, our own Tofiq Indawala, is joined by Steve Riley, of Navigate Management Consulting, to discuss who should be responsible for the estimate. “This is a conversation I always have with customers during implementation,” Indawala […]
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Creating Culture for an Increasingly Remote Workforce
Many organizations, Solutions360 included, are moving to more of a remote workforce. Today, our CEO, Brad Dempsey, speaks with Brad Malone, Partner with Navigate Management Consulting, about some of the challenges that Solutions360 has faced while embracing remote working, and how the company has addressed those challenges. “The first thing, that’s most important, is you need a […]
Keeping Score in Your Integration Business
Where in your organization are you keeping score, and who is responsible for it? Toward the end of the fiscal year, most organizations will set out strategic goals for the following year. Whether that’s sales, performance, customer satisfaction or profitability. But, how do you know if you are reaching those goals? Today, Brad Malone talks […]
Revenue Recognition Basics with Brad Dempsey
Revenue recognition standards determine both how much and when revenue is recognized on the income statement…so that’s a big deal. The new revenue recognition rules came into effect for non-public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. So this is still a fairly new topic for integrators, and we receive lots of questions […]
Leadership Buy In is Critical for Successful Business Transformation
Article published in Commercial Integrator September 16, 2016 “Breaking the Mold: This Integration Firm Is Programmed Differently” Casaplex’s non-traditional team of non-AV-type-employees has added up to an AV integration firm that can do things with products that others simply can’t. Derek Goldstein was never a DJ. He wasn’t in a band. He never even worked as […]
Forecasting for Successful Project Management
Article published in Commercial Integrator September 16, 2016 “Breaking the Mold: This Integration Firm Is Programmed Differently” Casaplex’s non-traditional team of non-AV-type-employees has added up to an AV integration firm that can do things with products that others simply can’t. Derek Goldstein was never a DJ. He wasn’t in a band. He never even worked as […]
Quality Equals Pride
by Brad Malone, Partner at Navigate Management Consulting Is there a direct linkage between the level of quality delivered within an AV systems integration project and the level of personal and organizational pride in that accomplishment? And if so – which comes first? Is there a causal relationship? Before we start – we need to […]
Operations in the Summer Months
Getting Back to Basics On a daily basis at NSCA, I chat with integrators about being more efficient. Increasing efficiency leads to more time being available, higher levels of profitability and happier customers (assuming, of course, that quality isn’t sacrificed for efficiency). Integrators often ask us how they can increase profits without adding dollars to […]
Solutions360 and D-Tools Create the Foundation for Outstanding Customer Experiences
Solutions360 and D-Tools share a common vision to help integrators increase productivity, efficiency and standardization. From the first interaction with a new customer to the final service touch point, you want the design and engineering experience to be seamless and impressive. But using disparate systems and tools can make that a challenge. We’ve got good […]
Metrics and KPIs Should Drive the Right Behavior
First, you have to determine, the performance or the behavior you want. Only then can you determine how to measure that performance. This week, Brad Dempsey and Brad Malone, or as we like to call them, The Brad Show, discusses what kind of KPIs integrators should track, and how to use those KPIs to manage accountability. […]