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CBE16 - using technology to grow your business
The document features a presentation by Vanessa Toves, a solution architect at Bevlogik, discussing the role of technology in business growth across various industries including banking and healthcare. It outlines how cloud services, particularly Office 365 offerings, can enhance communication, collaboration, and efficiency in business processes. Key topics include understanding technology investments, driving accountability through data analysis, and the importance of proper software selection in managing different business operations.
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- 1. BevLogik Using Technology toHelp your Business Grow Shift your thinking. Shift Your Business
- 2. Growing up Ialways wanted to be an architect but I didn’t realize I would be a different type of architect. I am a wife, a mom of two, a pretty good cook and I work as a Solution Architect and help business use technology . I love what I get to do everyday. Vanessa Toves • 18+ years in tech • I solve business problems. • School of hands on • Few female colleagues when I started but it’s getting better. • I love learning how to do things better • Industries I’ve worked with: banking & finance, manufacturing, technology, healthcare, education and more. • Career focus: SharePoint, BI, KM, Business Process Improvement.
- 3. I worked fora cidery and I loved it!
- 4. Business can growwith or without using Technology but… No Technology Technology Housekeeping: IT doesn’t mean Information Technology. It actually means Investment for Technology
- 5. What Drives TechnologySolutions? Existing Problems Preventing Problems
- 6. Existing Problems You feelthese pains on a daily basis and they cause chaos, cost overruns or missed deadlines.
- 7. It’s hard workingwith people in different locations. Cloud ServiceOffice 365: Exchange, Skype for Business, SharePoint, Value • Enterprise Software • It makes it look so easy • Office on 5 devices • Video conferencing & phone numbers • Single source of information • Manage your Intellectual Property • Communication • Collaboration Presented by: Vanessa Toves & BevLogik
- 8. Total Wine turnedus on 3 months ago so why are we so flat with distributor 123 when everyone else is up? Cloud / Shared ServiceVermont Information Processing Tips • Distributor Route Dimension • Don't forget the drivers • Naming the Chain locations • Add it to the contract Value • Drill Deeper into Sales patterns • Drive distributor relationsips • Single source of information • As close to real time as you can get Presented by: Vanessa Toves & BevLogik
- 9. How much didwe spend on events this year? Cloud ServiceOffice365’s SharePoint Online, Excel’s Power View Tips • Don’t just collect data • Stop loosing information in email • Look at your costs in different ways • How did the event impact sales? Value • Drive a Process • Approval Process • Visibility & Reporting • Accountability • Communicate via Email Presented by: Vanessa Toves & BevLogik
- 10. What did ourSales Reps do last week? Cloud ServiceEnterprise: Sales Force, Dynamics CRM Tips • Use a partner service to implement • Calculate the value • Know before you go - requirements • Incorporate your Sales data Value • Single Source • Real-time • Cloud based (SaaS) • Drive Standards • Bolt on tools Presented by: Vanessa Toves & BevLogik
- 11. What did ourSales Reps do last week? Cloud ServiceOffice365’s SharePoint Online Tips • Tie sales to sales activity • Use a phone but tables work great too Value • Access via affordable apps • Access anywhere • Drive standards • Keep it simple • Drive Accountability • Communicate with Distributor • Slice and Dice Dashboard Presented by: Vanessa Toves & BevLogik
- 12. What’s our ROIon Events and who is our consumer? Craft Nation, Digital Pour Social Connections, Inventory The 4th Tier Presented by: Vanessa Toves & BevLogik Update Your Locator!
- 13. Avoiding the problems Havetoo & must do
- 14. Manage business orit will manage you… Presented by: Vanessa Toves & BevLogik
- 15. Policies & Procedures Office365’s SharePoint Online Tips • Don’t just tell them what to do…tell them what NOT to do • Include video • Make it visual • If it’s repeatable, document it Value • Drive Standards • Ensure Safety & Quality • Promote Training • Know who has viewed • Text, images, video • Save Time & Money • Top notch search experience Cloud Service Presented by: Vanessa Toves & BevLogik
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- 18. Accounting, Payroll &Time Tracking Quickbooks, ADP, GP, Your Bank Tips • Use an accounting software or payroll service with a mobile app for time entry • Make sure you can create jobs or projects Value • State based rules • Stay in front of your overtime • Integration*** • Visibility & Reporting • Electronic Time Card Cloud Services Presented by: Vanessa Toves & BevLogik
- 19. Drive Production -Manual Office365’s SharePoint Online, Excel, MS Project Tips • Know your batch labor costs • Get a baseline and then create impactful change • Use it for repeatable processes Value • Drive standards • Identify inefficiencies • Visibility to more than just volume • Accountability to roles, time & cost • Refine your process • Be prepared • Training Cloud Service & Desktop Presented by: Vanessa Toves & BevLogik
- 20. Drive Production –Enterprise MRP, ERP, Inventory Management, Brewery Management Presented by: Vanessa Toves & BevLogik
- 21. to Drive Production Presented by:Vanessa Toves & BevLogik
- 22. Drive Production -Software Selection Do’s • Requirements – Please • Know what you are solving • Set a budget • Involve all roles who will use the tool • A request for information • Take your time • Ask other breweries what they use, the experience, and if it’s helped Don’ts • Just buy something • Select it because it “integrates” with you accounting system • Make a decision unless you’ve had several demos • Reinvent the wheel • Go it alone Presented by: Vanessa Toves & BevLogik
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- 24. Thank you! Thank youfor your time. I hope you enjoyed the session! Vanessa Toves vanessa@bevlogik.com
- 25. What Drives TechnologySolutions? Existing Problems Preventing Problems Presented by: Vanessa Toves & BevLogik
- 26. BevLogik Using Technology toHelp your Business Grow Shift your thinking. Shift Your Business