OVERSING UPDATE Getting down to the wire for v1 beta. They have fixed almost eve

OVERSING UPDATE

Getting down to the wire for v1 beta. They have fixed almost everything open but the problem with the Gantt Chart, and the ‘sprint accounting’. Still not ready for reports.

We spent most of December and January so far on Usability Issues and minor bugs and it’s really come together nicely.

OVERSING: *A SOCIAL AND AGILE ERP*

Oversing is the only ERP that we know of that allows you to drive your entire business using the Agile Method. We use at least these four kinds of sprints.

Strategy Period (‘Long Sprint’)

|<-Plan->|<–Forecast–>|<—Perform->|<–Measure->| (repeat)

Executives establish goals.

Accounting Period (‘Medium Sprint’)

|<-Forecast ‘Costs’->|<–Open Period–>|<-Perform->|<-Lock Period->|<-Update with Actuals->|<-Close Period->| (repeat)

Accountants forecast costs and then adjust with actuals. This allows us to calculate the ‘real’ profit and loss from operations, so that we can target net profit rather than just gross margin. Why? Incentives.

Operational Period (‘Short Sprint’)

|<-Open->|<–Forecast–>|<—Perform->|<-Close->|<–Measure->| (repeat)

Just as we ask sales to commit to sales goals, we ask project and middle managers to commit to revenue goals.

Project Period (‘Variable Sprint’)

|<-Estimate->|<-Plan->|<-Perform->|<-Measure->|(repeat)

Just as we ask staff sales and management to commit to goals, we ask individuals to commit to completion goals.

WHY? Because over time we improve our collective ability to accurately predict and forecast our futures, and undesrtand our risks. So the most important property of the agile business is constant training of everyone in the organization.

This process creates an agile organization that can adapt to any market shift, any strategic change.