Logic and Emotion in Choosing Software and Consultants
This week I had someone make an emotional argument to me. This person was trying to get me to make a decision in their favor, but I didn’t buy it. …
This week I had someone make an emotional argument to me. This person was trying to get me to make a decision in their favor, but I didn’t buy it. …
One of the areas that Brass Tacks specializes in is improving currency translation. Multinational companies not only rely on accurate translation, they often need it fast and agile. Look what’s…
I’m going to start this by saying that this ends with a cliché: “You get out of things what you put into them”. Now that that’s out of my system…
Like most companies, you roll out the budget once a year. It’s a hassle to update it. You’re hopefully reporting against actuals every month, but you’ve got to remind your…
I interviewed someone this week who told me that their last job was at the US House of Representatives. It was a qualified applicant, but one thing really bothered me;…
I had a client approach me this week with a problem they aren’t sure Hyperion can handle. I’ve heard some, but not all of the challenges and so far it…
So your IT department is always talking about servers and clouds and you have only a vague idea of what it all means. How much tech do you really need…
Workforce has been out for a while now, but based on the number of implementations I’ve done (more than anything except financials) I’d say that it was still a perennial…
As a Hyperion architect, I am an admirer of the actual architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. This is my pompous way of saying that I am a great believer in…
While this blog is primarily focused on the finance user, Hyperion works as well for operational forecasting and reporting. Many clients are happy using it for financial data only, but…