Operations

Closing the Fixed Assets module should be a quick and painless process each month. As most Oracle ERP users know, the module only allows for one period to be opened at a time, and once you close the period you can never re-open it again. I guess this can be both a good and bad […]

“On the twelfth day of Christmas my IT guy gave to me, 12 scaled cloud deployments” At Amazon Re:Invent last month, Amazon Chief Technology Officer Werner Vogels declared the importance of cloud as a mindset for the modern enterprise. Looking towards an audience of thousands, it was markedly clear that despite claims of being a […]

“On the eleventh day of Christmas my IT guy gave to me, 11 automated actions” Though controversial of late, automation has become fashionable in its use in business and technology. From self-driving cars to self-serve kiosks at supermarkets, the rise of automation has been transformative to human interaction and business operations. Much of automation has […]

Closing the Receivables period is as simple as closing the Payables period. Some may even say it’s simpler. The following steps are best practice for performing this monthly process: Open the new Receivables period. Run the Create Accounting process. This ensures that everything that is outstanding is accounted for and ready to close out. Be […]

“On the tenth day of Christmas my IT guy gave to me, 10 backup hard drives” Data backup and recovery has become a regular topic in technology circles. Whether it’s the data breaches experienced by major retailers or the sheer amount of data consumers create, advocacy for having backup data systems is louder than ever. […]

As we head into the new year, one thing we’ve been thinking a lot about at Perficient is, “What’s next in the corporate intranet space, and what does it mean to have a ‘modern’ intranet?” We’re always striving to be at the cutting edge of digital transformation, and intranets are no exception. To know where […]

“On the ninth day of Christmas my IT guy gave to me, 9 demanding customers” Last week, I found myself at the grocery store staring at the choices of cereal laid before me. Among the choices included brands that promised high fiber, more fruit, less sugar, and health benefits confirmed by nutrition professionals. While I […]

“On the eighth day of Christmas, my IT guy gave to me, 8 productive team members” The upheaval of technology has drastically transformed the way people work. For younger generations such as millennials, this has introduced concepts such as social networking and always-on communications into the workplace. While the methodologies have frustrated older colleagues, they […]

“On the seventh day of Christmas my IT guy gave to me, 7 Microservices” We’re often engrossed by the phrase “go big or go home”, a declaration that if we don’t set it all on the line, that it’s often not worth trying at all. While the concept definitely applied to large software projects in […]

Most digital transformation initiatives begin with customer journey mapping, a process that helps one fully understand the dynamics of the target customer and their behavior. Journey mapping connects the dots from a customer’s initial interaction with a brand, through their entire experience with that brand via multiple channels (e.g., website, mobile app, phone call, direct […]

Perficient recently held a webinar on Oracle Project Financials Cloud, part of the Oracle Project Portfolio Management Cloud solution. At the close of the event we had some great questions posed by the attendees that Stuart Massey, General Manager Oracle ERP at Perficient, fielded that are worth sharing. Is Oracle Project Financials Cloud integrated with […]

Efficiency, consistency, and compliance are three core tenants of Perficient’s Trex BPM solution. A BPM system should be efficient and help users achieve maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense. A BPM system should be consistent – it should help users process work by ensuring that the same procedures are followed every time a […]