Estimated Time To Read This: 1 – 2 minutes       I’m just back from taking a two-week vacation with my sons to Normandy, France where we visited a lot of the D-Day sites and museums. It was a fantastic experience for all and left us with memories that’ll last a very long time. We started planning our trip back in February and kept adjusting it over the following months, to a point where we filled each day with exciting sites and time to travel around. Unfortunately, as with a lot of plans, circumstances ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: 1 – 2 minutes       Communication is very important in all aspects of a project – from discovery and requirements gathering, to the final implementation. A Project Status Report is just one tool that CoreSolutions has as an avenue for providing a formal communication of the current status of a project, not only to our clients, but our own management staff. There are basically three main components of a Project Status Report: Overall – starting with the over-arching health of ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: 1 – 2 minutes       Here at CoreSolutions, I feel very privileged to be part of what I call a great team. Why? Well let’s look at some common characteristics of what makes a great team: Good and Open Communication – having frequent meetings with the team allows each individual to share their thoughts and ideas and learn from others openly. Shared Common Goal – we have adopted a company mission and vision statement that helps drive all team members towards a common goal for the ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: 2 minutes       Do you ever think there are not enough hours in the day to get your ever-increasing work done? By the time you finish one task, you have 10 more emails and three co-workers asking for assistance. I sometimes get overwhelmed with the sheer number of small, but still important, tasks to complete on a daily basis. To help keep productive and remain sane at the same time, try some of these time management tips: Try to plan out your day. Write a to-do list and record a due ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: 2 minutes       The Importance of Project Requirements Defining detailed requirements for a project is one of the most important steps in the early stages of the project lifecycle. It helps further identify and break down the user’s high level requirements and address each of their problems and challenges that they face with their current system. I recall an old proverb “If you fail to plan you are planning to fail”. How true is this for the projects that you’ve been exposed ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: 2 minutes       New HST tax for Ontario and British Columbia: how will it affect your business? On July 1, 2010, the retail sales tax will be replaced with a more modern, value-added tax that will be combined with the federal GST to create a harmonized sales tax (HST) for Ontario and British Columbia. Now is a great time to start thinking and preparing for this tax change for your own business and software applications. FileMaker Pro solutions that have an invoicing or financial component ... Read More