May 20, 2012 2:43 PM
Posted by: James Murray
business stages,
IT Strategy,
Modern Network ArchitectureRecently I was meeting with a business owner and discussing customer relationship management (CRM) systems. We were comparing Dynamics, Sales Force and Zoho from a business standpoint. The three CRMs have three very different price point models, so how does one compare. This is a pretty major...
May 12, 2012 1:08 PM
Posted by: James Murray
innovation stage,
Modern Network Architecture,
Network ArchitectureThere seems to be a lot of confusion about change. We change our socks; we might change from a barber to a hair stylist. Yet is this really the type of change we are talking about in business? As a business grows it goes through several stages of growth.
May 12, 2012 1:06 PM
Posted by: James Murray
business stages,
Efficiency,
Modern Network archtitectureSo now the business has grown at an incredible rate. Many business owners feel that at this stage all problems are good problems. In a sense they are because the owner feels like the business has grown to a point that there is just too much work. On the other hand this is where businesses...
May 6, 2012 12:03 PM
Posted by: James Murray
business efficiency,
business growth,
business scaling,
Modern Network ArchitectureThe biggest mistake a business can make is trying to scale the organization too soon. At the same time, the final nail in the coffin for most small businesses is not ever scaling the business. Scaling the business is an exciting time of change. In the build stage the first wheel in being...
May 6, 2012 12:00 PM
Posted by: James Murray
business growth,
business transition technology,
IT Consulting,
Modern Network ArchitectureIn technology there is an order. In business there is also an order. Business owners and technologists have one thing in common in that they tend to want to do things out of order. Business owners, CEO's and management teams in general know
May 6, 2012 11:57 AM
Posted by: James Murray
IT Consulting,
Modern Network Architecture,
new busines technology,
new business ownersI find that there are a number of stages that a business will go through as it grows. The first stage is what I call enrapture. I call it enrapture because often this is the first stage in the business process. A business owner will be
