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.
Saturday, 26 April 2014
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!
Friday, 28 February 2014
Just when you thought the week's could not get any busier!
What a week on the Dynamics Nav side of work.
3 days on site this week helping with a Dynamics Nav 2013 implementation. More progress made re master file data migration. Need to firm up the amended project plan so we can confirm the go live date. Discovered, as a Classic user, a map from Classic to RTC/Nav 2013 re keyboard short cuts. Available from our web site http://www.dynamicsnavukhelp.co.uk/nav-2013-hints-and-tips/.
So 2 days at the office this week and very busy. Not much chargeble but prospects looking good! Quite a few new enquiries and a PO confirmed from a new client. So a good week by any standards!
Also completed some developments for another client to enable the use of Dynamics Nav 2009 Classic by 3rd parties to create sales orders. Mix of development, roles and navigation pane configuration. Even found a way to stop Show All icon working. Seem to learn more each week when using Dynamics Nav.
Also had a client query re cue pages. So investigated and these are really simple to add to and make Dynamics Nav more user friendly on the role centre page by highlighting relevant issues. Watch this space.
Nearly ready for Jet report creation work for a client. Just waiting for final licence installation on remote desktop.
On the sales and marketing front, had a very useful call from Google re keywords, negative keywords and mobile ads. Changed the configuration as directed and then see what happens over the next week.
Also received an email from an existing client where there has been a change of personal. Looks like support needed re training etc. Again watch this space.
That's all for now!
3 days on site this week helping with a Dynamics Nav 2013 implementation. More progress made re master file data migration. Need to firm up the amended project plan so we can confirm the go live date. Discovered, as a Classic user, a map from Classic to RTC/Nav 2013 re keyboard short cuts. Available from our web site http://www.dynamicsnavukhelp.co.uk/nav-2013-hints-and-tips/.
So 2 days at the office this week and very busy. Not much chargeble but prospects looking good! Quite a few new enquiries and a PO confirmed from a new client. So a good week by any standards!
Also completed some developments for another client to enable the use of Dynamics Nav 2009 Classic by 3rd parties to create sales orders. Mix of development, roles and navigation pane configuration. Even found a way to stop Show All icon working. Seem to learn more each week when using Dynamics Nav.
Also had a client query re cue pages. So investigated and these are really simple to add to and make Dynamics Nav more user friendly on the role centre page by highlighting relevant issues. Watch this space.
Nearly ready for Jet report creation work for a client. Just waiting for final licence installation on remote desktop.
On the sales and marketing front, had a very useful call from Google re keywords, negative keywords and mobile ads. Changed the configuration as directed and then see what happens over the next week.
Also received an email from an existing client where there has been a change of personal. Looks like support needed re training etc. Again watch this space.
That's all for now!
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