Digital Transformation, Part 5: Innovation

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DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION – INNOVATORS DON’T STOP INNOVATING

“There’s a way to do it better – find it.” Said the elusive Thomas Edison. That is what digital transformation is about. Continuous improvement. You’ve gone completely paperless and automated through digitizing your documents (phase 1), organizing your content (phase 2), automating your processes (phase 3), and streamlining your business operations (phase 4). What could be left? I’ll tell you. Phase five – transforming your processes to drive innovation by leveraging analytics. Yep, Big Data! Read more…

Digital Transformation, Part 4: Streamlining Processes

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DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION – GET YOUR COMPANY STREAMLINED

Do you want to gain more visibility into your operations and increase the efficiency of cross-functional processes? Say, what? Yes, we’re getting digitally deep here. Your documents are digitized (phase 1), organized (phase 2), automated (phase 3) and now you’re about to get streamlined – the fourth phase of the digital transformation model…streamlining processes. Read more…

Digital Transformation, Part 3: Workflow Automation

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DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION – FORMS ARE THE FUTURE!

Did you know implementing workflow automation could save your company 20-30% in time efficiencies? Welcome to phase three of the digital transformation model – automating your processes or workflow automation. At this point your documents are digitized (phase 1) and organized (phase 2), now it’s time to automate. Read more…

Digital Transformation, Part 2: Digital Organization

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DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION – LET’S GET ORGANIZED!

To the tune of Olivia Newton-John’s let’s get physical: Let’s get organized, organized; I want to get organized…Okay, now that you have visuals of leotards and headbands let’s talk digital transformation.

In part 1 we discussed the first phase of digital transformation – digitizing documents. All your historical and current documents are all digital. You may still have paper processes, but you’re scanning the papers at the end of your process. This is great but how do you organize and access the information? Read more…

Digital Transformation, Part 1: Digitizing Documents

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DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION, WHAT THE HECK IS IT?

The term ‘Digital Transformation’ is being thrown around by software giants such as Microsoft, Adobe, and IBM. But what does it mean? Isn’t everything already digital these days? It’s not about a single digital file; it’s about transforming how your business generates, stores and processes data today and in the future. Still not quite sure how this affects you? Read more…

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NINE PEAKS SOLUTIONS, “Your ‘Peak’ Performance Technology Partner” IS GROWING!

We are a technology company helping businesses in the Central Oregon area, and beyond. We offer our customers a complete analysis of their processes, and match the right technology solution to boost their productivity. We are customer focused because every company is different. Technology is not a one-size-fits-all. We build custom solutions that address our customer’s business challenges. Read more…

Taylor Earns Laserfiche Gold Certified Professional Distinction

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LESS THAN 200 LASERFICHE GOLD CERTIFIED PROFESSIONALS IN THE WORLD AND TAYLOR IS ONE OF THEM!

Taylor Henegar of Nine Peaks Solutions in Bend achieves her Laserfiche Gold Certified Professional Certificate. Laserfiche is an Enterprise Content Management software that helps companies streamline processes, reduce overhead, and save money. Taylor is trained in installing, configuring and managing the software. She is one of less than 200 certified individuals in the world, a valuable asset to Nine Peaks’ team of Tech Sherpas that help businesses work smarter with technology.

Taylor is also featured in Portland Business Journal!

Is your current HRMS system no longer supported?

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WE’RE HERE TO HELP YOU!

We have a tried and true five-step process to successfully get leadership buy-in, select a new system, and manage a stress-free implementation.

STEP ONE, the most important, starts getting the project lined out and your leadership on board. We sit down with your team, ask a dozen questions to find out what’s working, what’s not, and what new features or processes could benefit your organization. A written project charter (1-3 page document) outlines the HRMS project’s objectives, roles and responsibilities, and plan. Read more…

Nine Peaks Solutions Celebrates Two Years in Bend!

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ORIGINALLY PRINTED IN CASCADE BUSINESS NEWS ON APRIL 5, 2017

Nine Peaks Solutions, a technology consulting firm, celebrates two years in business in Bend helping companies work smarter and efficient. They specialize in creating paperless processes and implementing and maintaining human resource systems for corporations, nonprofits, banking and lending, wealth management, and government. Headquartered in Old Mill, Nine Peaks includes clients across the country –Interstate Roofing in Portland, City of Elizabeth in New Jersey, the Mental Health Center of Denver, and SJE-Rhombus, a manufacturing company in Minnesota.

“With a 90% failure rate in startups, celebrating two years is an important milestone.” Said Eric Skidmore, owner of Nine Peaks. Read more…

Looking to increase efficiencies in your HR and payroll systems?

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DETERMINE IF YOUR HR AND PAYROLL SYSTEMS ARE SUPPORTING THE GROWTH OF YOUR BUSINESS OR HINDERING IT.

Experts have weighed in on the top trends shaping the workplace. At the top of the list are improved human resource management systems (HRMS) for workforce data and the associated analytics. It’s all about the data and how to use it to make better employee and business decisions. With a new federal administration, the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its reporting requirements is hazy. The outcome of the overtime mandate is unclear. The importance of managing your data is not. Find out if your current HR and payroll systems are ready for an upgrade or just needs a little finessing for a successful 2017. Read more…

Eric’s Interview about the Cubs

Interview with Eric Skidmore, President and Tech Sherpa

Let’s start with the question we posed in the summer newsletter. Are the Chicago Cubs really as good as their record would indicate?

The great play-by-play radio announcer for the Cubs, Pat Hughes, uses this quote by Lou Holtz during his broadcast when describing both good and bad times for the Cubs: “You’re never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you’re never as bad as they say when you lose”. With this in mind, I keep expecting them to cool off some this year–which they have recently. Even with this last stretch, it is a very special year. To catch up on where the Cubs are currently (and my bet with Keith for the year) visit https://NinePeaksSolutions.com/CUBSReport.

How did you become such an avid Cubs fan given that you were raised in Central Oregon?

Seeing my first major league game in color early in the 1967 season. My Dad worked two jobs during the Winter of 1966/1967 so he could get enough money to buy the family a color television. The first game I saw on our new TV was Cardinals vs Cubs game from Wrigley. It was the Saturday “Game of Week” on NBC with Curt Gowdy and Pee Wee Reese. This was amazing to see something being broadcast live in color from Chicago for a small town boy in Madras, Oregon.

What is your most memorable Cubs moment?

While I have many memorable Cubs moments, I would say the MOST memorable is attending the CUBS vs Dodgers game in Los Angeles on April 17, 2006. Greg Maddox (HOF 2014) was masterful pitching for the CUBS that evening in Chavez Ravine. It was his 301st career victory – this would be what some people would refer to as his Hall of Fame game when he went over the 300 career victory number as a starting pitcher in the major leagues. Maddox would be traded to the Dodgers later on this season. I attended the game with Doug Mecimore, CORT payroll consultant at the time.

Thanks for your time today, Eric. Final question: You said earlier that you think this is a very special year for the Cubs. Is your confidence such that, if the Cubs get knocked out early, you’ll wear the ball cap of the winning team and post a photo to the Nine Peaks website?

I have to be somewhat selective here. My answer would be yes … unless it’s the Cardinals. I don’t know that I could drag myself to put on one of their hats and have a photo taken. Reason: their management reserved a special place for CUBS fans when they demolished the old Busch stadium by imploding it in 2005. More details can be found via this link. Side note: I did attend one of the final games to be played in September 2005 at the old Busch and witnessed the sign displayed in the video first hand … and more than a few comments from Cardinals fans while attending the game in my CUBS hat.
Click here for more of Eric’s memorable Cubs moments.