Energized Accounting

April 2008 - Posts

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  Systematize / Projectize - Which? Month end again. The normal processes kick into gear as we ensure there is a good sales cut off, the expense reports have been submitted, the banks reconciled and the overseas operations results are ready for consolidation. On the whole, month end is... Read More... Published: Sunday, April 27, 2008, 04:30 AM Tags: process redesign, project management

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  Spring Cleaning Okay, I was not cut out to be a gardener. How do I know? I was raking last year's leaves from the garden when I realized that this year's crocuses had already sprouted, flowered and died. I never saw them because they couldn't get through... Read More... Published: Saturday, April 19, 2008, 12:00 PM

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  Going Bug Hunting Bugs are usually thought of as programming errors, but I would extend the concept to include all unexpected results, whether they are due to programming or due to the system being used for a purpose it wasn't designed for. Here are a few tips to help... Read More... Published: Sunday, April 13, 2008, 11:05 AM Tags: support, bugs

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  Do It Yourself Reporting The spreadsheet report on my computer was refusing to balance, when the IT Manager dropped by. (I later found the problem. Someone had overridden one of the formulas with a number, so that line was not updating properly.) "You should get one of my... Read More... Published: Sunday, April 06, 2008, 06:45 PM Tags: SQL Reporting Services

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  Are You a Sensei (Teacher)? In Aikido, the teacher is referred to as "Sensei" meaning literally, one who has gone before. When he was 10, my son used to be quite good at Judo. Now that he's 15, we have been encouraging him to go back to it for physical fitness. We... Read More... Published: Sunday, April 06, 2008, 10:08 AM Tags: training