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In today's business world the measure of management success is based on the following:
When selected and implemented with the assistance of Barry Strock Consulting Associates, Management - Information Systems can produce the success that so often escapes the well intentioned manager. Here's
why! - While the computer industry, from manufacturers to the local
dealers tell you how easy using a computer is, our experience consulting for
businesses and municipalities has revealed time and time again that often
computers do not solve the problem, or provide the solution for which they were
intended. Generally, the cause is
over-selling on the part of eager vendors, and unrealistic expectations,
ignorance, and poor planning on the part of a wary customer. In the brief twenty years of business micro-computing, there has never been a more important time to appreciate the potential pitfalls. Computers have proliferated at an incredible rate, and they have come to be perceived as a commodity purchase. This, combined with curtailed profit margins, has reduced the availability of knowledgeable resellers who have the time to educate the consumer. Ironically, the increase in types and brands of software and hardware has made a sensible decision more difficult. Furthermore, the products in this industry are changing so quickly that apart from monthly magazines and newsletters it is very difficult to produce a hardware reference manual with current information. As for software, except for the major off-the-shelf systems, many of the specialized business systems are often dependent on one hardware manufacturer, a specific geographic location and an individual programmer or a small group of programmers. In other words, while the business person is awash in information, there are few objective resources available that can guide them through reliable and tested methods of considering and purchasing a business computing system. This is why - WE WROTE THE BOOK! Barry Strock, author of the best selling Municipal Computer Systems Handbook, in conjunction with Jack D. Harris, now introduces an invaluable reference for business managers entitled:
The Business Computing Handbook:
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