Reducing Turnover in Oil Field Services
March 25, 2013
By Justin Gibson
Companies with the highest retention rates have utilized the same basic principles to reduce the turnover of critical resources.
Reducing Turnover in Oil Field Services
March 25, 2013
By Justin Gibson
Companies with the highest retention rates have utilized the same basic principles to reduce the turnover of critical resources.
Demystifying the Oil Field Services Bid to Bill Process “Focusing on the basics”
December 13, 2012
By Justin Gibson
Why do so many Oil Field Services companies live with inefficient work order processes that drive up receivables? It is failure to focus on the basics: using consistent price-books, capturing the correct information at the well-head, and timely invoicing.
You Never Bring Me Donuts Anymore
September 27, 2012
By Peter F. Purcell
How do Oil Field Services companies change the habits of a stagnant sales force that follows the timeworn model of delivering donuts and running up big expense tabs as their primary sales technique?
Say Goodbye to Mediocrity: Basic Principles of Organization Alignment
September 26, 2012
By Karli Summerer
Bureaucracy. Conflicting communications. Countless emails. Duplicated efforts. Many companies today lack the lean, efficient operations they desire. Large companies find themselves with excess organizational layers, complicated procedures, unmotivated people, and unclear lines of communication.
Crew Pushers and Technology: It's Not Like Oil and Water
June 18, 2012
By Peter F. Purcell
Why do most Oil Field Services companies hesitate to deploy technology to streamline the field ticket process and live with the inherent billing errors and delays associated with paper forms? It all boils down to three things: access, ease of use and rewards.
Bringing People Together: Competitive Advantage in the Oil and Gas Industry
March 25, 2013
By Gracilynn Miller
Oil and gas companies are uniquely challenged with maintaining efficient processes, retaining knowledge, and growing talent as the industry expands.
Bringing People Together: Competitive Advantage in the Oil and Gas Industry
March 25, 2013
By Gracilynn Miller
Oil and gas companies are uniquely challenged with maintaining efficient processes, retaining knowledge, and growing talent as the industry expands.
When It's Time to Change, Who You Going to Call?: Changing the Approach to Change Management
December 13, 2012
By Annie C. Powell
One critical decision is often overlooked when planning an ERP system implementation project. Selecting resources to lead the most critical part of the project… Change Management.
But I Bought a Bow Flex?!
December 13, 2012
By Ashley Schroeder and Ben Clements
When a system is needed, a successful team will not put sole emphasis on technology, but will consider processes and people along with the new system. The team takes the time to identify trouble-spots, improve routines, and evaluate metrics.
Teaching Elephants to Dance
August 01, 2012
By Gracilynn Miller and Karli Summerer
With large corporations divided into departments and multiple reporting layers, communications can be stymied. The stymied communications delay and inhibit idea generation, prioritization of ideas and ultimately, execution.
Leading Change: No Guts, No Glory
June 15, 2012
By William F. Aimone III
Why do most organizations continue with ineffective and inefficient operational business practices and the leadership rarely seem interested in making improvements? It all boils down to three things: expertise, trust and guts.
Closing Your Books with Organization and Discipline
March 25, 2013
By Rick Miller
Project management methodologies can be used to drive continuous process improvement in the close process.
Closing Your Books with Organization and Discipline
March 25, 2013
By Rick Miller
Project management methodologies can be used to drive continuous process improvement in the close process.
Budgeting, Planning and Forecasting with Holiday Cheer?
November 02, 2012
By William F. Aimone III
The budgeting, planning and forecasting process should not be a corporate nuisance. Planning is when management has a chance to get away from the mundane day-to-day activities, think about the future and make resolutions for the New Year. Yet, budgeting has become an annoyance instead.
Roads? Where we are going, we don’t need roads.
September 27, 2012
By Rick Miller
I recently overheard an oil and gas operations executive boasting to a group of finance people, “We make history, you guys record it.” The finance organization has been given a bad rap by their operational counterparts due to the traditional focus on recording and reporting history…accounting.
Say Goodbye to Mediocrity: Basic Principles of Organization Alignment
September 26, 2012
By Karli Summerer
Bureaucracy. Conflicting communications. Countless emails. Duplicated efforts. Many companies today lack the lean, efficient operations they desire. Large companies find themselves with excess organizational layers, complicated procedures, unmotivated people, and unclear lines of communication.
What are you hiding? Finding metrics that matter
February 11, 2012
By William F. Aimone III
Organizations develop a complex series of metrics or key performance indicators (KPIs) only to find managing to the metrics does not lead to success. Margins erode while operating metrics indicate otherwise.
The ERP Dream Team: Myth or Reality
June 28, 2012
By Tony Shurtleff
Organizations embarking on ERP implementations need to understand, as with the creation of the Olympic Dream Team, how to select and create the best team for the implementation.
The ERP Dream Team: Myth or Reality
June 28, 2012
By Tony Shurtleff
Organizations embarking on ERP implementations need to understand, as with the creation of the Olympic Dream Team, how to select and create the best team for the implementation.
Crew Pushers and Technology: It's Not Like Oil and Water
June 18, 2012
By Peter F. Purcell
Why do most Oil Field Services companies hesitate to deploy technology to streamline the field ticket process and live with the inherent billing errors and delays associated with paper forms? It all boils down to three things: access, ease of use and rewards.
Building a resilient Information Technology Strategy or just fancy binders?
March 01, 2012
By Peter F. Purcell
Most traditional information technology (IT) strategies are neither sustainable nor cost effective in responding to constant changes in the business environment.
Selecting the Right ERP Consulting Firm
February 01, 2011
By Gordon Sorrells
Your organization is preparing to decide which consulting firm to select for your ERP or [insert large systems name here] project. There are dozens of firms to choose from.
Dispelling IT Outsourcing Myths Do you love IT?
November 09, 2010
By Peter F. Purcell
Managing Information Technology (IT) in house can be comparable to being your own shade-tree mechanic. If you are going to do it, you better enjoy it.