Comments on: Business System Improvement http://www.smartbusinessowners.com/business-system-improvement/ Learn the successful strategies of smart business owners Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:21:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Aditya Gholap http://www.smartbusinessowners.com/business-system-improvement/#comment-63 Aditya Gholap Sat, 31 May 2008 09:32:17 +0000 http://www.smartbusinessowners.com/business-system-improvement/#comment-63 i definitely agree that businesses fail because of systems and not because of people. A few things i'd like to add - people are an integral part as well and just as you say that one needs to make a commitment to the business, one needs to make a commitment to the people of the business as well - so the staff needs to be in the loop not only during brainstorming but when all policies, meeting etc. that will affect culture etc are being drafted. With respect to setting systems in place i think smart business owners should go about using tools that enable systems to be in place. I work in the content business and and i have various projects (content divisions) that my team works on -- for such a job, Project Management Tools work great. Ive tried many and the one i currently use is called <a href="http://www.deskaway.com/" rel="nofollow"> Deskaway </a>. It helps me systemise my processes in such a way that i can assign tasks, set milestones, share key information & contacts etc, track things from a birds eye view etc. So essentially i feel like i have a lot of control. That i think is essential - an overall view and control. I guess the tool you use depends on the business - some may need CRM tools, some may need invoicing tools, some may need tools related to high end DBMS. There's a lot of options in the market. I'd recommend web based tools. In my opinion, tools to systemize processes is a must. Having said that - tools are not the only thing. Sharp acumen has to be applied. i definitely agree that businesses fail because of systems and not because of people. A few things i’d like to add - people are an integral part as well and just as you say that one needs to make a commitment to the business, one needs to make a commitment to the people of the business as well - so the staff needs to be in the loop not only during brainstorming but when all policies, meeting etc. that will affect culture etc are being drafted.

With respect to setting systems in place i think smart business owners should go about using tools that enable systems to be in place. I work in the content business and and i have various projects (content divisions) that my team works on — for such a job, Project Management Tools work great. Ive tried many and the one i currently use is called Deskaway . It helps me systemise my processes in such a way that i can assign tasks, set milestones, share key information & contacts etc, track things from a birds eye view etc. So essentially i feel like i have a lot of control. That i think is essential - an overall view and control. I guess the tool you use depends on the business - some may need CRM tools, some may need invoicing tools, some may need tools related to high end DBMS. There’s a lot of options in the market. I’d recommend web based tools.

In my opinion, tools to systemize processes is a must. Having said that - tools are not the only thing. Sharp acumen has to be applied.

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]]> By: Sue Massey http://www.smartbusinessowners.com/business-system-improvement/#comment-52 Sue Massey Thu, 29 May 2008 01:30:46 +0000 http://www.smartbusinessowners.com/business-system-improvement/#comment-52 I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you down the road! I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you down the road!

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