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Latest Articles

Jigsaw Uses simPRO to Solve Business Puzzle

Article posted on the simPRO blog:

Australian owned Jigsaw Concepts specialises in Business Management and Process Improvement, helping clients to plan for business growth and achieve their financial goals.

Jigsaw Concepts Director Scott Perkins says “one of the reasons for the company’s success has been its partnership with International software developer simPRO”, which provides powerful tools for simplifying business processes and workforce integration.

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Posted in Business Strategy News by Dan Sheehan. No Comments

Spreadsheet Reporting is Dead!

Throughout my management career I have preached to all those who would listen, ‘You can’t manage what you can’t measure’. This philosophy has seen me develop a keen appreciation of (and some would say an unhealthy dependence on) Excel as a management and reporting tool. My dependence was born through necessity as opposed to any predisposition to developing spreadsheets and statistics. I just needed to understand and visualise what was going on in my business so I could develop and improve the outcomes for everyone concerned-me included.

As a management consultant I use these skills to assist my clients, but I have come to the realisation that today, people just don’t have the time to find the data, import the data,  correct pivot tables/graphs and prepare report presentations. Excel analysis is a great tool to develop reporting models, but it’s just not sustainable in today’s typical business model.

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Posted in Business Strategy by Scott Perkins. No Comments

Is Morale a cost in your business? (members only)

There is no question the GFC had a significant impact on staff morale for business in Australia. Recent employee surveys point to a significant disengagement with their employer and their conduct during the GFC event. As businesses move beyond the GFC, this disengagement is proving a significant ‘drag factor’ to business renewal and growth in the face of increasing demand.

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What value is a Budget or Business Plan? (members only)

Hi Guys,

I have worked for years without a Budget or Business Plan. Is it really worth the effort to throw darts at a piece of paper and write a document which is just based on guesswork?

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Building a Prospect List – Part 1

Building a quality prospect list is an absolute necessity in today’s business world if you want to secure long-term profitability and success.

In this video we go through the process of building a prospect list the *right* way.

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