Discover how to leverage Power Query within Power BI Report Builder to query SharePoint Online lists and generate real-time reports with advanced data transformations.
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Approaching a new fiscal year in the public sector requires a well-thought-out approach to procurement – a vital aspect of efficient resource distribution. When it comes to making the most of Microsoft 365, turn to Kiefer Consulting as your dependable partner. We regularly respond to numerous Microsoft 365-centered RFPs each month. Upon securing contracts, we
I joined Kiefer Consulting after a 12-year career in the office equipment industry. In the 12 years that I sold and marketed multifunctional devices (copiers and printers), we promoted the idea of the “paperless office”. It seems odd that a company that sold output devices would be interested in talking about going paperless, but it
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Remember walking across the office to get an signature or stepping over to your colleagues desk to check on the status of a client deliverable? Well, remote work has forcibly changed how all of us work. It may be time for your organization to take inventory of your processes, better understand challenges to getting work
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Updated: July 22,2020: Many agencies have processes that are highly manual in nature. These processes are typically dependent upon the serial review and approval of critical documents. We have often encountered processes that require multiple staff members to review, approve, and route documents to numerous stakeholders across an organization.
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It’s not easy to change a legacy process. People often grow comfortable with their processes and any change can be viewed as a disruption.
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There are a number of business processes that are critical to state agencies. Unfortunately, some of these processes are slow and cumbersome.
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Let’s start here… Imagine a large array of gears. Each gear is representative of a process that is critical to your business. If one of those gears moves a little slower than the others, your entire system may be affected. So what is a business/business unit to do if there are processes that are negatively
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We have worked with a number of clients that were hoping to take a critical business process and optimize or automate the process. Their goal was either to reduce the amount of time it took to complete the process or free up resources. Sometimes, these initiatives fail.
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Every organization has workflow. Some organizations have formalized and documented their processes so that every member of the organization understands how information should flow through the organization. These processes include business-critical processes like invoice processing, new-hire on boarding and I.T. provisioning. Documenting your process is an effective way of bringing consistency to how you do business, but it doesn’t necessarily ensure
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