It has been very busy at FPC. Especially on the Dynamics Nav side of the business. Nav 2013 implementation project due to go live on 1st June still on track but issues arising. Some typical of any implementation project (left field stuff that you cannot predict will happen) but most reflect the imminent go live. :) Found out this week that Nav 2013 profiles can get corrupted (not worked out how as yet) but discovered how to restore and what not to do when restoring profiles.
More developments delivered this week to a number of clients including a vendor statement (more complex than it sounds) and alternative logos for businesses within a group using 1 company on Dynamics Nav v4. Same client has also requested quote for legacy sales and purchase invoice data from a business recently acquired. Just awaiting final formats for files that need to be loaded and agreement as to what type of data load (dataport v excel upload) required.
Also completed some quotes for Dynamics Nav training (general ledger and reporting) and report development for potential clients. Waiting to hear back. So the market for Dynamics Nav still very active.
On non Dynamics Nav work, completed shared services proposed process flows for a client including proposed organisation chart.
Next week will be another busy week for Dynamics Nav work with the Nav 2013 implementation go live only 2 weeks off, a few client visits and some planned data migration work. Will also need to confirm quotes for developments.
On the accounts side, starting to clients' books for the latest tax year for accounts and personal tax comps.
That's all for this week.
Friday, 16 May 2014
Saturday, 26 April 2014
Fully booked out for the next 2 weeks
First of all apologies for the late blog and no blog Easter week.
Dynamics Nav market has really taken off. Turning work down and also meeting clients in the hotel I am staying in while away on the Nav 2013 implementation in the South.
So busy busy.
Good week on Nav 2013 implementation with good progress made. Issues still arising, bugs raised and being fixed. Not far until go live so more issues will arise. Had an interesting time getting open sales orders to work using xml ports on Nav 2013. Incompatible date issue which resolved by making text type field and evaluating. Also had a problem re the Euro sign on some accounts (as part of the account number) so loaded in legacy account number and got the xmlport to map. All workarounds and all worked.
New request for a report to quote on next week for an existing client. Delivered vendor statement report for another client. Much more complex that I expected so took ages. Awaiting feedback.
Terms and scope agreed on consultancy work - not Dynamics Nav. Need to schedule work next week for delivery pre 9th May.
On the accounts / payroll side, still quite but ticking over.
Short and sweet blog this week as lost 1 day to a bank holiday. Out all next week at client sites and the week after.
Dynamics Nav market has really taken off. Turning work down and also meeting clients in the hotel I am staying in while away on the Nav 2013 implementation in the South.
So busy busy.
Good week on Nav 2013 implementation with good progress made. Issues still arising, bugs raised and being fixed. Not far until go live so more issues will arise. Had an interesting time getting open sales orders to work using xml ports on Nav 2013. Incompatible date issue which resolved by making text type field and evaluating. Also had a problem re the Euro sign on some accounts (as part of the account number) so loaded in legacy account number and got the xmlport to map. All workarounds and all worked.
New request for a report to quote on next week for an existing client. Delivered vendor statement report for another client. Much more complex that I expected so took ages. Awaiting feedback.
Terms and scope agreed on consultancy work - not Dynamics Nav. Need to schedule work next week for delivery pre 9th May.
On the accounts / payroll side, still quite but ticking over.
Short and sweet blog this week as lost 1 day to a bank holiday. Out all next week at client sites and the week after.
Friday, 11 April 2014
4 out of 5 days at client sites this week, same next.....
On the Dynamics Nav side of the business, another busy week for both current and potential clients. Now having to start turning business away we are so busy.
3 days on site again this week for the Nav 2013 implementation which included a Solution Centre walkthrough with the client. Weird one this - basically it was a review of whether the client was fit to use Dynamics Nav and ready for go live. A first for me and lasted all day.
New client for report developments. Quote approved and first report completed and delivered today.
New client for non Dynamics Nav work after contact with my boss from Hays. Work is assisting with shared services creation. Letter of engagement sent. NDA yet to be received. So looking at starting this work next week ish!
Phone enquiry for Dynamics Nav help which was the business I turned down. Requirement for 5 days a week on site support with configuration / development around jobs, resources and intercompany charging. Passed on a colleagues contact details for them to try.
Next week on client sites all week - bar Friday but that is a bank holiday! :)
So the Dynamics Nav market is hot hot hot!
On the accounts side, nearly all RTIs for payrolls for last tax year completed after checking to payments. New year payrolls created.
That's all for this week!
3 days on site again this week for the Nav 2013 implementation which included a Solution Centre walkthrough with the client. Weird one this - basically it was a review of whether the client was fit to use Dynamics Nav and ready for go live. A first for me and lasted all day.
New client for report developments. Quote approved and first report completed and delivered today.
New client for non Dynamics Nav work after contact with my boss from Hays. Work is assisting with shared services creation. Letter of engagement sent. NDA yet to be received. So looking at starting this work next week ish!
Phone enquiry for Dynamics Nav help which was the business I turned down. Requirement for 5 days a week on site support with configuration / development around jobs, resources and intercompany charging. Passed on a colleagues contact details for them to try.
Next week on client sites all week - bar Friday but that is a bank holiday! :)
So the Dynamics Nav market is hot hot hot!
On the accounts side, nearly all RTIs for payrolls for last tax year completed after checking to payments. New year payrolls created.
That's all for this week!
Friday, 4 April 2014
Another week goes by but at least the sun is out today!
Another busy week for our Dynamics Nav services. Nav 2013 implementation project has now reached the stage of transaction data migration testing. Started with open customer and vendor ledger entries. Today I have tried copy and paste from excel directly to Nav and all good. Works well bar document type (will not accept blanks) and due date (nature of open items data migration means due date defined by legacy system, Nav by default calculates this using payment terms). But as long as the format of columns is ok, data pastes very well. Due to due date issue, had to use xml ports which I do not like. But all working bar a strange issue with the EURO sign which the client has included in account number. Will resolve this next week as it looks like a keyboard issue. Very strange.
Started to look at manufacturing module to get to grips with end to end process. Typical Nav in that it is functionality rich but driven by menu options with no short cut menus to speed up the process.
Had a phone call off a potential asking about training as he had just joined a business that uses Dynamics Nav. Quoted for work but will have to wait and see.
Spoke to a colleague from a few jobs ago who needed AX expertise. Provided some Nav related advice (similar but not the same set up and we do not support AX) and suggested a contact to get the best advice. So hopefully that will help.
Developments signed off and delivered this week - as usual!
Bar that pretty quiet on the new business / enquiries front.
On the accounts / tax side, quiet week. But tax year end tomorrow!
Started to look at manufacturing module to get to grips with end to end process. Typical Nav in that it is functionality rich but driven by menu options with no short cut menus to speed up the process.
Had a phone call off a potential asking about training as he had just joined a business that uses Dynamics Nav. Quoted for work but will have to wait and see.
Spoke to a colleague from a few jobs ago who needed AX expertise. Provided some Nav related advice (similar but not the same set up and we do not support AX) and suggested a contact to get the best advice. So hopefully that will help.
Developments signed off and delivered this week - as usual!
Bar that pretty quiet on the new business / enquiries front.
On the accounts / tax side, quiet week. But tax year end tomorrow!
Friday, 28 March 2014
The Dynamics Nav market definitely hotting up!
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.
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, 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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