QSTRAT USA is moving to our new office in Ann Arbor on October 1, 2017. Ann Arbor has a growing Tech community and some impressive new companies, Google, Barracuda, Expedia. With great Universities nearby and a vibrant downtown, Ann Arbor is a very good place to work and live.
read more »Part One of Three – Sourcing is the Missing Link! The challenge Spend Management initiatives are becoming more and more prevalent as organizations increase their focus on overall Supply Chain Management efficiencies. Spend initiatives focus on: sourcing strategy category expertise negotiation and purchasing execution Key business drivers of improved Spend Management for organizations include: Continued […]
read more »QAD EE Financial Consultant Job Description QSTRAT is looking to grow our consulting practice and support our existing client base. We are seeking a highly motivated Financial professional to join our team. The ideal candidate has implemented QAD EE Financials and is interested in talking on a consulting role to assist Clients to improve their […]
read more »QSTRAT will be at QAD’s Annual USer Group Conference – EXPLORE in Detroit, MI May 8-11 Come and visit our booth and check out our new product features and our QAD Implementation services.
read more »Register now for MWUG’s Spring 2017 Conference, scheduled for March 19-21 at the Henry Hotel in Dearborn, MI. As always, we will have two full days of valuable QAD education, training, customer case studies, peer networking & more! KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Curves in the Road Ahead: The U.S. Economic & Automotive Outlook CHARLES CHESBROUGH Executive […]
read more »QSTRAT is proud to be a Bronze sponsor for Explore 2017, QAD’s annual customer conference. This week-long event is a great opportunity to connect with industry innovators, ERP experts and other members of the manufacturing community. We hope you will join us at Explore — May 8-11 — in Detroit, Michigan. QAD has developed an […]
read more »The author of this entry, Brian Sakamoto, is a senior ERP Strategy Consultant with QStrat. In Part 2 of the series, I offer my thoughts how to conduct an effective Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) workshop to ensure your ERP implementation success. As mentioned in my previous blog, incorporating a WBS for your ERP project will […]
read more »This is final installment of the series that presents the merits of using a WBS when planning your ERP implementation project. In this blog, I describe how to capture everything from the WBS workshop in a chart and using this chart to create your project schedule. After the WBS Workshop • Assign a number to […]
read more »The author of this entry, Brian Sakamoto, is a senior ERP Strategy Consultant with QStrat. Introduction Earlier in my career as an ERP Functional Consultant, I would watch the Project Manager explain to clients our proven methodology for a successful ERP implementation. Phrases such as, ‘Shoulder-to-Shoulder’, ‘Conference Room Pilots’, and ‘Cutover’ were common speak those […]
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