Businesses thrive when executives and managers have timely access to the information they need. But that doesn’t mean everyone needs the same tools. Business intelligence (BI) tools can be incredibly powerful. They offer great richness and depth of information to senior decision-makers. But they are not for everyone: at lower levels of the organisation, full-strength […]
Kevin Phillips
Kevin is an entrepreneur who has built a successful business and so has a solid understanding of the challenges and questions business owners face. He has degrees in commerce and accounting and started idu Software with partners James Smith and Wayne Claasen in 1998. Kevin is fast becoming a thought leader in his field and makes regular comment in the media about current affairs affecting business as well as accounting, finance, budgeting and software. He is a columnist for Accountancy South Africa and has been featured in the Sunday Times, Business Day, Enterprise Risk, Succeed and Entrepreneur as well as being a guest speaker on Radio 702, Kaya FM and Summit TV.
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You’ve merged the companies — do you have to merge the systems?
The process of company acquisitions or mergers is complex by nature. One of the challenges faced is the decision around systems. A typical pattern is that the acquiring company replaces the systems and processes with its own. There are a few problems with this approach. For starters, any systems change on a large scale can […]