A very interesting week for Dynamics Nav new enquiries ranging from GL data migration for a year completed within a few days to a requirement for Dynamics Nav training for a person wanting to apply for Dynamics Nav jobs. Put in a quote for the former which confirmed conditions for completing the job within the timescale. Quote accepted but ETA for work not quick enough. Then they came back to get us to do the work with a new timescale. Signed NDA but still not doing the work. A very strange one in terms of requests we receive. Presume now 'dead in the water'.
We have had enquiries before for Dynamics Nav training for a person who wants to apply for jobs requiring Dynamics Nav experience. So first we cannot provide cost effective training for 1 person covering all the modules - we provide training to groups of users so the £600 per day we charge is cost effective per user. Better off with someone line firebrand where you pay a lot, take the exam and if you pass you get an accreditation. Second: being trained is NOT the same as experience. It is a huge ERP system so experience has to be gained from use.
Also attended a pre sales meeting with a potential client re configuring / migrating to Dynamics Nav from Sage. Provided plan and quote as requested but suspect day rates will put the client off. Sage and Dynamics Nav pricing very different.
On the chargeable work side of Dynamics Nav, work on Nav 2013 implementation moving on at a pace. Go live date agreed, all masters loaded and being approved. Transaction data migration started. So all good. A few development sign offs in the week - I think our clients are used to me being away 3 days a week. All delivered to spec and on time.
No activity on the accounts and payroll services side save the usual production of payslips. Tax year end looming but not really significant from a work perspective.
Warming up at last so may be the winter has had its last go?!?!?!
That's all folks.
Friday 28 March 2014
Friday 21 March 2014
This week at Fraser Price Consulting
Another busy week.
For Dynamics Nav, a potential new client. Meeting next week in Daventry. Enquiry directly from google search and new web pages.
3 days on site on Nav 2013 implementation. Just issued new weekly project report to provide more structure for project tasks and to allow issues to be raised. Now in charge of steering meeting each Monday as well. More data migration and starting to use the Nav 2013 profile configurator which is brilliant! Tasks and assignment to resource agreed this week. Just updating project plan which will allow confirmation of go live date. So good progress.
Enquiry from current client re our resource available when new business acquired. So this may generate a lot of configuration / data migration / development work in the near future.
More developments signed off this week and already delivered for another client.
Passed on Nav 2013 report training enquiry to a colleague who will resource. Immediate need which we could not meet. Also change of approach for one of our clients re manufacturing module. We do not have the in depth expertise so going to bring in a colleague who is an expert.
Came across a slight bug this week - cannot undo ship as the sales order had been created with sequential line numbers with no gaps. Not standard Nav so not sure how this arose. Not really easy fix without writing some code to modify a posted table which is not recommended.
On the accounts side, for one client statutory accounts and corp tax return submitted on line. The main focus in the next few weeks will be the close of year for the first year of RTIs. Hopefully very straight forward but we will have to wait and see.
So that's all for this week. Weather looks lovely so may be I will get to go outside for a break!
For Dynamics Nav, a potential new client. Meeting next week in Daventry. Enquiry directly from google search and new web pages.
3 days on site on Nav 2013 implementation. Just issued new weekly project report to provide more structure for project tasks and to allow issues to be raised. Now in charge of steering meeting each Monday as well. More data migration and starting to use the Nav 2013 profile configurator which is brilliant! Tasks and assignment to resource agreed this week. Just updating project plan which will allow confirmation of go live date. So good progress.
Enquiry from current client re our resource available when new business acquired. So this may generate a lot of configuration / data migration / development work in the near future.
More developments signed off this week and already delivered for another client.
Passed on Nav 2013 report training enquiry to a colleague who will resource. Immediate need which we could not meet. Also change of approach for one of our clients re manufacturing module. We do not have the in depth expertise so going to bring in a colleague who is an expert.
Came across a slight bug this week - cannot undo ship as the sales order had been created with sequential line numbers with no gaps. Not standard Nav so not sure how this arose. Not really easy fix without writing some code to modify a posted table which is not recommended.
On the accounts side, for one client statutory accounts and corp tax return submitted on line. The main focus in the next few weeks will be the close of year for the first year of RTIs. Hopefully very straight forward but we will have to wait and see.
So that's all for this week. Weather looks lovely so may be I will get to go outside for a break!
Friday 14 March 2014
A little earlier this week
Apologies for the lack of a blog last week. Good reason though - my
2nd grandson was born :). This week's blog is early as I am out at a
client site from 11am today.
So what has been happening at FPC over the last 2 weeks? On Dynamics Nav, still busy on the on site Nav 2013 implementation with data migration work continuing. Less on site this week due to home issues but a lot of work completed getting business data ready for UAT and process gap testing. Also trying to agree final go live date.
We also completed a lot of development work for a new (more local) client this week with attendance on site today to deliver developments and provide some training. Back at the client next Friday as well.
Created an example Jet report for a client that was a free Jet report off the web modified to show what could be done / how the whole process works on Excel and Dynamics Nav. Provided free to client and now awaiting final report specs so can quote and then get on with work.
Some more development quotes approved by a client Wednesday and delivered late yesterday. Some late night working this week.
So for Dynamics Nav a busy week!
On the accounts services site, still providing weekly payroll services (I am the maternity cover) and trying to get some late statutory accounts completed and submitted. Should be done by next week. Bar that quite. But tax year end is approaching fast and the first tax year end on RTI for payroll is therefore looming. At least no submissions of p14s and p35s this year! :)
That's all for this week!
So what has been happening at FPC over the last 2 weeks? On Dynamics Nav, still busy on the on site Nav 2013 implementation with data migration work continuing. Less on site this week due to home issues but a lot of work completed getting business data ready for UAT and process gap testing. Also trying to agree final go live date.
We also completed a lot of development work for a new (more local) client this week with attendance on site today to deliver developments and provide some training. Back at the client next Friday as well.
Created an example Jet report for a client that was a free Jet report off the web modified to show what could be done / how the whole process works on Excel and Dynamics Nav. Provided free to client and now awaiting final report specs so can quote and then get on with work.
Some more development quotes approved by a client Wednesday and delivered late yesterday. Some late night working this week.
So for Dynamics Nav a busy week!
On the accounts services site, still providing weekly payroll services (I am the maternity cover) and trying to get some late statutory accounts completed and submitted. Should be done by next week. Bar that quite. But tax year end is approaching fast and the first tax year end on RTI for payroll is therefore looming. At least no submissions of p14s and p35s this year! :)
That's all for this week!
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