Renown solutions to ERP challenges - is one right for you?

Renown has been a key player, as both a Microsoft Certified Partner and as an ISV for Microsoft Dynamics SL, since 1989. Their core values lie with delivering dynamic results and customer satisfaction within the Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) market.

Over the years, Renown has found that Dynamics SL often lacks specific functionality customers need to optimally run their business, especially those with project management and distribution requirements.  In response to those needs, Renown has developed a collection of solutions that tightly integrate and compliments Dynamic SL modules.  A complete list of solutions they offer can be viewed on their website:  http://www.renown.com.au/RenownSoftware.aspx. 

We’d like to call your attention to one add-on product that has been very popular with SL Project organizations – Renown’s Estimating & Budgeting Solution.  This solution provides great flexibility to define estimate and budget details for projects, at the line-item level.  It closely works with many of the existing key SL master files in generating the quote without creating a project.  Once the quote/estimate has been approved then with a push of a button a project master file is created along with the task and budget information.

Key features:

   Easy to setup and use (powerful copy feature allows you to use templates or copy from existing or past estimates/quotes)

   Flexible detail to track labor, inventory materials, subcontractor, equipment, and more

   Version control for audit purposes (allows for change order tracking, etc.)

   Ability to summarize or drill down using tree structure convention (similar to MS project)

   Powerful/flexible costing or markup capabilities

   Tightly integrates to Microsoft Dynamics SL system information (e.g. Project, Employee, Inventory, Equipment, etc.)

   Tightly integrates with MS Excel to import or export desired data

Payroll Tax Updates for the HIRE Act

Information on planned payroll updates to handle the new payroll tax exemption available in the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act can be found on CustomerSource and PartnerSource.

How to use the "Partial Ship-Cancel Remainder" functionality in Microsoft Dynamics SL

Step- by- step instructions on how to modify the order type steps to use this functionality can be found here.

Find Out How the Best Differ From the Rest - by Six Disciplines

What makes the best companies different from the rest?  What best practices do they use consistently to make them better than the rest? What practices are the lowest-performing businesses doing, and how can you avoid them? 

• Download Six Discipline’s 11-page research whitepaper "How The Best Differ From The Rest" which includes a review of the best-practices evaluated, where the lowest performers go wrong, what the top-performers do right, and where to put your focus. 
• Take the "Best From The Rest" survey yourself and receive a personalized summary of your responses benchmarked against the results from over 300 CEO respondents. 

Dynamics SL User Group Fall Conference

The 2010 Dynamics SL User Group Fall Conference is scheduled for Sept 22-24 in San Diego.  You can still save $100 - early registration discounts end on June 15th.

Virtual  Convergence

Is live!  Use your Convergence credentials to view session content and visit the Virtual Expo.

 

Convergence 2011

Will be held in Atlanta, Georgia the week of April 11th, 2011.  Stay tuned for more details over the next year!

Name:  Melanie Brindise

Background:  Melanie began working with Solomon Software in June 2000, providing Solomon Financials support. She provided FRx support while working with Great Plains Software and Microsoft Corporation, and now provides consulting services to our customers - including support services and database repair services - with Plumbline Consulting.

Likes Best about Consulting:  She enjoys the variety of challenges that this role presents. Each customer's situation is unique which presents regular opportunities to learn something new. Also enjoys being able to assist customers with finding solutions to the issues they encounter.

Hobbies:  Enjoys spending lots of time with her two daughters, relaxing at the lake and going to Bengals football games with her husband.

Morale-boosting tips from Fast Company

Economy in the doldrums?  Morale stuck there too?  Here are a few things you can do to jazz things up in 2010:

·        Lose the survival language.  Vague, panic-ridden language only heightens employee anxiety.

·        Celebrate the victories-even the little ones.  Small gestures cast big shadows.

·        If you can’t give raises or bonuses, give time off or flexible work hours.

·        Let employees spend time on pet projects of their own interest.

·        Less action?  Try more talk.  Engage in frequent, information conversations with your team over lunch or breakfast or at town-hall meetings.

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