I have worked at manufacturing companies for most of my career. There were a few university jobs first, but when I got the IT job at 3M, I was hooked. The sheer number of products they made was mind-blowing. I worked in the IT department supporting the engineers that designed the equipment for the plants.Read more
If you are an IT leader long enough, you will deal with a team member’s retirement. While similar to any person leaving a position, you may get more than two weeks notice, which can be helpful. If you have a little more time, here are some things to consider. Try to hire the replacement beforeRead more
How can we prioritize effectively in the IT department? We start by understanding that there is not a separate set of priorities for IT. The priorities of the organization are the priorities of IT. We must be able to say that IT is always performing the work that is most important to the organization. TheRead more
All organizations use business processes to get work done. Most of these processes, especially in larger organizations, rely on computers and software. IT’s role is to make sure processes, as implemented though technology, change as the organization changes. With increasing dependencies on technology for business processes, IT is more critical than ever. The IT department mustRead more
As we get ready to turn the page on another year, what steps are you taking to set your business up for success? Your data is central to your business and having the right analytics in place to capture and interpret this data is critical. To help you prepare, we compiled a list of questionsRead more
We recently had the privilege of working with the IT department at a major food product manufacturer. This company was experiencing rapid growth and they knew that their manual processes were a far cry from today’s state-of-the-art technological capabilities. As their business grew, they increasingly struggled with inconsistent and inaccurate reporting along with a largeRead more
Our most recent work with FIMC has been focused on implementing improved methods for sharing data with their vendors and customers. Specifically, we wanted to create a way for FIMC to share data that could be more quickly and easily analyzed by their suppliers and distributors, preferably using a method that is less labor intensiveRead more
We love every project that comes through our door and we love providing customized technology solutions that help our clients do what they do just a little bit better and easier! Every year, however, there are a few projects that really stand out. Here are some of our favorite projects from 2019: Application rewrite forRead more
After helping get FIMC back on their feet following the August ransomware attack, we finally got the SharePoint install underway. Although we were hoping to start in September, as a technology consulting company we recognize that sometimes unexpected events occur. Urgent situations need to be handled as such and timelines get pushed back as aRead more
By Tim LaPean, SCS Infrastructure Consultant Your business might be avoiding an important question. Maybe because of a lack of information, fear of the answer or a lack of time and resources. Yet, every business needs an answer to this critical question: “If the worst happens, and all of my data is destroyed, will my businessRead more
