Sara October 12, 2012 Synerdynamics

Data Conversion Project Best Practices #6: Communications

While the project timeline and progress communication concepts have already been spoken to at the agency lead and agency Epic Team level – information sharing at all levels ...

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Sara October 8, 2012 Synerdynamics

Data Conversion Project Best Practices #5: Correcting Mistakes

The web-based and typical onsite training sessions speak very little to correcting mistakes.  Each user should be encouraged to “break” things in Epic while training ...

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Sara October 4, 2012 Synerdynamics

Data Conversion Project Best Practices #4: Test Workflows

While the onsite training sessions are designed to give hands-on access to Epic, it’s always different when a user gets back to his/her own desk.  Once onsite training is ...

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Sara September 30, 2012 Synerdynamics

Data Conversion Project Best Practices #3: Training

It simply can’t be said that a staff could be too prepared for a data conversion.  The variety of tools and venues that training can occur in the data conversion timeline ...

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Sara September 26, 2012 Synerdynamics

Data Conversion Project Best Practices #2: Data Cleanup

Trash in and trash out is a common saying in the data conversion world.  This statement is often wisely made to encourage as much early stage source system clean and ...

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Sara September 22, 2012 Synerdynamics

Data Conversion Project Best Practices #1: Leadership

The entire project will not be a success if the agency President, Principal and/or whoever serves as your agency Leadership, aren’t engaged and supportive of the project.  The ...

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Sara September 18, 2012 Synerdynamics

Data Conversion Best Practices – Intro

Data Conversion doesn’t have to be a four – letter word or a scary topic at all if properly planned. If you’ve been following my posts at all, you know I’m doing this ...

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Sara September 16, 2012 Synerdynamics

“Fasten Seat Belt While Seated” everywhere you look…

OK, so as I write I’m on the last leg of way too many flights in a 2 week period of time. All good reasons to fly, but even in the excitement, it can all get a little old. ...

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Sara September 14, 2012 Management, Organizational, Professional Development

High-Impact organizations know that the benefits provided by on-going performance management will more than repay the investment.

“Performance Management” everything managers do that involves leading, managing, assessing and developing their employees.  Despite the broad range of activities, ...

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Sara September 10, 2012 Leadership, Management, Organizational

Performance Management is Management

If you buy into the fact that this is not just an annual appraisal, then as a performance manager you believe at the very core of your being that its primary purpose is to ...

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