{"id":1647,"date":"2016-09-01T16:49:56","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T20:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/?p=1647"},"modified":"2026-02-16T05:34:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T10:34:32","slug":"use-business-management-solutions-effectively","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/use-business-management-solutions-effectively\/","title":{"rendered":"6 ways to use business management solutions more effectively"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/category\/strategy-legal-operations\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Strategy, Legal &amp; Operations<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t6 ways to use business management solutions more effectively\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \">Published <time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2016-09-01T16:49:56-04:00\">September 1, 2016<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"6 ways to use business management solutions more effectively\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/use-business-management-solutions-effectively\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/author\/keithfenner\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/keith-fenner-350x350.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/keith-fenner-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/keith-fenner.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 40px) 100vw, 40px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Keith Fenner<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All businesses are being squeezed to achieve more and to maintain and grow market share in these tough economic times. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/erp\/business-management-software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Business management solutions<\/a> are designed to ease the administrative burden of running a business and to unleash efficiencies and growth opportunities within the business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a business management solution to deliver what a business needs, it has to be a single viable solution that facilitates growth, accelerates core functions, be a device agnostic solution and have the ability to provide instant data and analytics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are instances where the impact on cost reduction and revenue generation is not being maximized. For a business to truly reap the benefits that a business management solution has to offer, the business needs to review its internal processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are six key points that a business owner should implement to ensure that its business management solution is able to offer the best results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-discourage-the-use-of-old-software\">1. Discourage the use of old software<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a solution to be successful, it needs to become the de facto solution within a business. Legacy reporting software that was used prior to the implementation of the solution needs to be abolished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-be-vigilant-with-data-integrity\">2. Be vigilant with data integrity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The data from which the business intelligence is being sourced needs to be as accurate as possible. While automation assists with this, there needs to be a concerted effort within the business that every data entry is correct to ensure that the information reported provides an opportunity for informed decisions to be made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-use-all-the-functions-that-the-solution-offers\">3. Use all the functions that the solution offers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many business management solutions include functionalities that are often not used. As an example, data is captured and then exported to the legacy solution, such as an Excel spreadsheet, which defeats the objective of the new solution. Well-orchestrated solutions also offer add on modules to provide more functionality for a business as and when it requires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-encourage-employee-engagement-with-the-solution\">4. Encourage employee engagement with the solution<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The introduction of a new solution often comes with a standard training programme \u2013 it may be of value to offer training workshops after employees have become more accustomed to the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-trust-the-value-the-solution-is-able-to-deliver\">5. Trust the value the solution is able to deliver<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many cloud based automated business management solutions require business owners to relinquish control of the system to allow it to do what is was designed to do. This means that the decision maker needs to trust that the data being provided is accurate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-6-managing-the-change-with-all-stakeholders\">6. Managing the change with all stakeholders<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The success of any business management solution relies on stakeholder engagement. 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