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01Jan 2019 by KGerstner13 No Comments

Digital Transformation Resolutions for 2019

We've all heard the familiar refrains around the new year and improving personally, but what are your company's resolutions for the new year? Here are some ideas to jump start your Digital Transformation in 2019! Analytics You’ve been hearing about analytics tools for years. Maybe you’ve put off implementing one because it seems too complex, or one was hastily implemented and doesn’t seem to provide value. Most of the perceived complexity of analytics tools comes from the marketing material that shows these tools can do everything. Like any other system, you still have the ability to start small and grow into the full feature set. We’ve also seen issues where an analytics tool was quickly implemented without much planning, and the business does not see value from the tool, so…

06Sep 2018 by KGerstner13 No Comments

Calculating the ROI of Digital Transformation

Digital Transformation, General

Not every organization sees the value of a Digital Transformation initiative right away. Internal champions are generally tasked with convincing whomever controls the purse strings that the juice is worth the squeeze. This requires thinking about what is possible, and is more art than science. If you think about a manufacturing environment, ROI questions are easily answered. For example, if your product requires cutting components out of a piece of metal, there will be some waste material. If a company came along and said they had a new machine/technique that could reduce the amount of waste material, shaving a few pennies off the per piece cost, the company needs to evaluate the savings over their usual run rate vs the cost of the machine. If you can be in the…

21Jun 2018 by KGerstner13 No Comments

Form or Function? Choose Both

Digital Transformation, UI/UX

It’s a question you hear all the time; what is the difference between UI and UX? Or maybe, which is more important? While User Interface Design is more focused on how something looks, and User Experience is more focused on how the user interacts with the system, the two cannot be separated. You can't have form over function, the form and function must work together. Think about your dream car. It probably has some design aspects that speak to you. Sharp lines, an elegant interior, an aggressive stance. These are UI elements, or form. But if those sharp lines limit visibility, the interior has a confusing button layout, or that aggressive stance can't go over a speed bump, you have functional issues. The user experience is poor. Business systems are…

05Jun 2018 by KGerstner13 No Comments

WWDC 2018 Keynote By The Numbers

Enterprise Mobility

There is always a lot of excitement around the WWDC keynote, as Apple unveils its latest operating systems, features, and sometimes new hardware. One part that is usually overlooked by most people is in the first few minutes of the presentation. This is when Apple shows a bunch of numbers; numbers that show the strength of the platform. Let's look at those numbers and what they mean for Apple. 77 This is the number of countries where WWDC attendees are from. Make no mistake, the Apple's platform has a global presence. No matter where you do business, you can be sure that some of your employees and customers are using Apple products. 20 Million Number of developer accounts registered with Apple, more than ever before. The developer community continues to…

30May 2018 by KGerstner13 No Comments

Hello World! Welcome to Acclivity Solutions!

General

Welcome to Acclivity Solutions, and thanks for exploring our site! We are a new digital transformation consulting firm based in the suburbs of Chicago. Our mission is to help businesses of any size leverage technology to make their employees more efficient and grow their business. We will focus on strategy and roadmap consulting, generally in the digital transformation space, with an emphasis on mobile applications and user centric design. Whether your company needs to upgrade your current technology stack, or is just starting to explore their options, we can help. Where did the name come from? We wanted a name that really highlighted the idea of taking a company to the next level. We used a thesaurus to find better words than rise, grow, etc., and fell in love with…