How Kiefer can help your organization “do better”.
How does a 32-year old company like Kiefer stay relevant?
How does Kiefer shed “old ways” in favor of a “better way”?
These are great questions.
Read MoreTag: Business Process Transformation
Now is the time to optimize and automate business processes.
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 done and seek out solutions that help you automate, track, and manage business processes.
Read MoreThe Power to Automate: How Power Automate is Changing How Organizations Work.
You may have heard the adage,
“The squeaky wheel gets the grease”.
This applies to so many things. It basically means that if you need something or want something, you make it known. And, in many cases, the “squeakiest wheel” garners the attention that it is looking for.
Read MoreMaking a Case for a Chat Bot.
A conversation with Kiefer consultants yield some thoughtful insights about chat bot development, cognitive services, artificial intelligence and more.
When our consultants discuss solutions with clients, we focus on the problems that the solution will solve. Artificial intelligence, cognitive services and bot technologies certainly have the “cool” factor, but do they have a business application? And furthermore, say we did find a good business case, would the solution be affordable and could we count on the solution to reduce costs and improve efficiencies.
Read MorePower Automate Best Practices
Perhaps you read our previous blog that outlined some tips on how to build your first “flow” using Microsoft Power Automate. Or, maybe you read the blog we posted earlier in the week that talked about converting your SharePoint 2010 workflows to flows in Power Automate. The interest in Power Automate is increasing as organizations seek out ways to leverage Microsoft 365 to automate processes, streamline workflows and create a modern workplace that enables workers to stay productive from wherever they may be.
Read MoreCulture is key to improving business processes.
As an organization that has a long history of helping clients improve processes, we have learned a lot about why some clients succeed in business transformation, while others struggle with making the necessary changes to improve critical processes. Generally speaking, its the clients that invest in a culture that values improvement that are most successful in process improvement initiatives.
Read MoreWhat is Microsoft Power Automate?
Over the past year, we’ve seen increased interest from customers to optimize processes. Organizations in both the public-sector and private sector are in search of ways to eliminate redundant tasks and time-consuming data entry to deliver faster and higher-value results with little to no added cost.
Read MoreBuilding Your First Microsoft Flow in Power Automate
If you are new to Microsoft Power Automate, you may be wondering if it may be the answer to automating and optimizing business processes. Well, we’ve been experimenting with Microsoft Power Automate and using it to build custom workflows for several months now, and we thought a blog that will help other users get started with Microsoft Power Automate was in order. So, before you build a “flow”, take our advice and read our tips and best practices for users and organizations that are building their first Microsoft “flow”.
Read More7 Ways to Automate Workflows Using SharePoint
We often hear from customers that are interested in using SharePoint to automate workflows. Not only can it be done, it can be done several ways. This blog will help you better understand how to automate workflows using SharePoint and the tools that you might consider.
Read MoreThe Fundamentals of Digital Business Transformation
The Public Sector I.T. Leadership Meetup brings engaging thought leadership to leaders in public sector information technology. Our meetups are designed to enlighten and share actionable ideas that can help departments and agencies in the public sector leverage technology investments to improve efficiency and reduce costs. This meetup has been designed for IT leaders and emerging leaders in the public sector. We intend to share proven best practices and valuable insights in our series of events, both live and virtual.
Expert perspectives on collaboration, data analytics and business transformation.
Join Kiefer Consulting for a session that tackles the topics that state and local government I.T. leaders are most interested in. Our first session tackles 3 topics that are top of mind for CIOs, CTOs and Directors in the public sector. Each segment will provide practical and actionable advice that will help your organization address the new challenges and opportunities presented by new technologies.
11:30 – 11:40: Welcome
11:40 – 12:00: Data Analytics & Leveraging Data: The 5 Things All IT Leaders NEED to Know
Lunch is Provided (Sign up by August 19 and we’ll have a box lunch for you at the session)
12:00 – 12:20: The Future of Collaboration: The Trends and How to Stay Ahead of Them
12:20 – 12:40: Business Transformation Takes Guts: Leveraging Against the Objections of Change
12:40-12:55: Questions for the Panel
12:55 Wrap-Up / Closing
1:00: Conclusion
SESSIONS:
Data Analytics & Leveraging Data: The 5 Things All IT Leaders NEED to Know
Presented by Scott Roberts
Five things IT leaders should know about leveraging data and creating an approach that allows your organization to make data-driven decision, discover trends and create a data culture within your organization. See a few examples from the Kiefer Data Analytics and Visualization Practice Group.
The Future of Collaboration: The Trends and How to Stay Ahead of Them
Presented by Peter Allen
Get an introduction to the tools and approaches that are revolutionizing the public-sector and creating a modern digital workplace. Our team will share trends and technologies that are changing how people work and allowing organizations to ditch legacy paper-based and manual processes in favor digital workflows.
Business Transformation Takes Guts: Leveraging Against the Objections of Change
Presented by Andy Coyle
Many organizations want to transform and adopt digital processes, but there are a lot of things standing in the way. In this session learn how organizations leverage against objections and barriers to bring new levels of collaboration and efficiency to an organization focused on transformation.