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Today, I
spent a majority of the day tweaking numbers to improve my department’s budget.
In doing so, I was able to free-up over $6,000.00 from one project. Saving the department
$1000.00 per hour in expense was well spent time.
While
working, it occurred to me how other organizations spend little time actually
examining the costs, numbers and the opportunity to innovate processes.
Organizations
spend a small fortune on a software system,implementations, manhours, enhancements and updates, but rarely
take the time to examine the process used to formulate the data.
Garbage
in- garbage out!
Some never
question the consistency, method or details. Organizations claim lack of time
or manpower to orchestrate the necessary education or review the allocation for
assets. Needless money is wasted and the pattern becomes a repetitive learned trait. Money
is lost in the trenches within the gaps of the process.
Purchasing a
system is designed to reduce costs and simplify the procedure. The software
doesn’t decide the parameter’s, it’s a human
function. The program may not have the ability to allow us to massage the
data or give us what we desire. It’s still the human factor that makes those decisions.
The level of
comfort within an organization working with technology often dictates whether
the methods are examined or ignored. We live in a fast-paced society that wants
things brief, simple and finished. Taking the time to breakdown a process is too often viewed as inefficient. It's to costly not to allocate the time.
Technology and
business must work together to ensure all processes are understood and function
properly. Assumptions are costly. There's a diference between crunching numbers and working with the right information.
The human
factor of processing is still- the one interface we can’t do without!
Until
We Meet Again,
Jim Carver
Jim Carver
Author: The Legacy of David A. Wells- The Lexington High School
“Band of Gold”
Something Meaningful that Matters!
www.successthroughmusic.com
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