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RIMETER: Revisited & Refreshed
Ten years ago we asked what R-I-M stands for. The answer matters. The RIMETER measures how far your Business Central project moves from proven best practice, on a scale from Template to Unique. Every step toward Unique adds hours. You decide where your project reads, so you control the cost.
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BC 4 BC? Business Continuity for D365 Business Central = Peace of Mind
Leaving on-premises ERP raises one big question: what happens if it disappears? Here’s a four-tier continuity plan for Dynamics 365 Business Central, and how to close the gaps.
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Prove IT Before You Buy IT: Three Low-Risk Ways to Get Started
Buying a new business system — or hiring a new team to fix the one you’ve got — usually asks you to do something uncomfortable: you sit through a polished demo, you like what you see, and then you’re supposed to sign, wire the deposit, and hope it all works out the way the slides…
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The Nature of (Artificial) Intelligence
Subtitle: Reconsidering AI in mid-2026 Human Introduction Each summer, as June melts into July — more and more literally with each passing year — my average daily workload falls as the average daily temperature rises. Of course, it’s not (only) the heat that slows everything down when July arrives, but also the inexorable, annual “Vacation-Anticipation-Seasonal-Ecstasy”…
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From Bland to Savory: A Well-Seasoned Recipe for Food & Beverage Business
QUICKSTART & QUICKSTEPSTools for Food & Beverage Transformation Every day brings a flood of information from production lines, suppliers, and distribution channels, but turning that into timely, confident decisions is where the real pressure lies. When visibility is fragmented, even small delays in insight can ripple into larger operational consequences: missed production windows, excess inventory, or…
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To PM or Not to PM, that is the Question (the Answer is YES!)
Every project starts with optimism. A new system. A new integration. A new process. A new opportunity. The goals are clear. The team is capable. The timeline seems reasonable. Then, at some point during the early excitement, someone says: “This one’s straightforward, so we may not need heavy project management.” That’s the moment risk quietly…
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Synchronicity & Multiplicity: 3 Critical Roles
Subtitle: Functional Consultant (FC) vs. Account Manager (AM) vs. Project Manager (PM) When Complexity Multiplies, So Must the Roles (and Discipline) There is a quiet assumption that often goes unexamined in professional services: that the person doing the work is also the person managing it. For small, contained engagements, this holds. A single consultant, a…
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The Oldest Communication Advice Is Still the Best
Here’s How to Use It Right There’s a piece of presentation wisdom so old that most people have heard it, nodded politely, and then largely ignored it: 1. Tell them what you will tell them.2. Tell them.3. Tell them what you told them. It sounds overly simple. But the reason this advice has survived decades…







