Digital Transformation at Desktop Enterprises

Advance Your Business with a Digital Transformation

Successful business owners and managers know that companies need to continuously evolve to stay competitive. This constant progress is the key to developing an effective business strategy, expanding profitability, and providing clients with relevant products and services. But with new technologies and processes constantly available, how do you prevent your business from becoming stagnant, and worse, getting left behind? The answer is Digital Transformation. What is Digital Transformation? Digital Transformation refers to using IT to modernize your current processes and practices, improving overall performance. With a Digital Transformation, your company will be able to integrate the latest technology into every
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pushing the processes

Does your business need systems?

How hard do you work to make your systems work? Systems are the life blood of a company, from answering the phone to getting Mabel’s tea just right, systems dictate how the company’s processes and interactions will be carried out. Without systems in place, it would be a free for all and Mabel may not get a decent cup of tea all day. A system can be as simple as a checklist showing the essential tasks to carry out. NHS Cleaners use them to ensure an area is cleaned to a suitable standard. Pilots use them before take-off and here
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Too many versions of the same spreadsheet?

Companies always seem to end up with multiple versions of the same spreadsheet. This is often down to multiple users editing and saving the same spreadsheet. If another user has it open, the system saves it as a new version. If this has happened to you,  Read on, there is a better way… Spreadsheets are good for testing a theory, they are very cost effective and they can be used almost immediately. They get overused and the temporary model they offer all too often becomes the default application for the business. Spreadsheets do run into problems where multiple users want
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KPI Dashboards the right way

Do you know how your business is doing? Any idea how that compares to last week? Are there new leads, customers or orders? Did you have difficulty answering these? Yes? Keep Reading.. Do you also ever dream of owning a business that is able to run and still make money whilst you’re asleep or away on holiday?! Yes? We thought so, please, keep reading.. You may be thinking: well all that sounds great but how can I make answering these questions much simpler? And; how could my business possibly run without me? As a manager, it is your responsibility to
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Why spreadsheets are not the answer for your business

We all like a good spreadsheet, BUT… If your business is looking for a quick and easy way to create a list, or a table, or if you are wanting to manipulate figures for finances and budgets, then a spreadsheet could be exactly what you are looking for. However, anything larger or more complex than that and the spreadsheet will struggle to hold out. Not only because spreadsheets struggle to grow with you, but once they grow, all of a sudden there is only 1 person in the company who actually understands what it does and how it works. This
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