Warehouse Management Systems to Gain Efficiencies

An efficient warehouse management system (WMS) can reduce the wasted, lost, and damaged stock that most manufacturers suffer. If your WMS isn’t in optimal working order, then all departments suffer, from sales to operations. A warehouse driven on data can simplify receiving and sending orders, even when warehouse operations get very complex due to a… Continue reading Warehouse Management Systems to Gain Efficiencies

Microsoft Dynamics NAV: Estimating Costs for Code Changes

I’m sometimes asked why an estimate for a simple change is so high. For example, a customer recently wanted to add a field to their Sales Order, which had no business logic behind it. If you are familiar with the Microsoft Dynamics NAV development environment, you know that this change can quite literally be done… Continue reading Microsoft Dynamics NAV: Estimating Costs for Code Changes

The User Story Has Not Been Accepted and I am Thinking Crazy Thoughts

I constantly ask teams why user stories were not accepted during their previous sprints.  Often, the teams are not sure, sometimes it is because the product owner was unaware that the story was available for review, and at times it is because the team just did not get around to finishing the work. I next… Continue reading The User Story Has Not Been Accepted and I am Thinking Crazy Thoughts