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7 tips to successful software adoption

May 16, 2016
3 min

7 tips to successful software adoption

One of the things we are proudest of at IDU Software is the high level of successful software adoption our clients experience within their organisations. We recently received feedback from a few of them on why they think this is. Here are 7 tips to a successful software adoption as laid out by our clients – 1. Ensure you have buy in at all levels Before trying to sell a product or service to upper management, you need to make sure they agree that change is necessary. When spr

Your questions answered on the implementation process

Sep 14, 2015
2 min

Your questions answered on the implementation process

So you’ve made the decision to move from spreadsheets to specialised software. We gave you a few tips on what to consider when choosing financial software and some things to look out for when selecting a vendor. Another important aspect of this transition is the implementation process; so we thought we would answer a few of the questions you might have. Where would we start? The first step should be a detailed “scoping” workshop, where the vendor tries to get a deeper underst

It’s that time of year again – IDU’s 6th Annual User Conference

Dec 9, 2014
2 min

It’s that time of year again – IDU’s 6th Annual User Conference

CFOs, Financial Directors, Financial Managers, Financial Accountants, IT managers and other key financial role-players from near and far will once again be flying in to Cape Town for IDU’s Annual User Conference in March 2015. One of our points of pride at IDU is our collaboration with our clients to help them achieve whatever their business goals are through the support and use of our software, “If you can dream it, we can do it” – and thus the conference theme of Dreams was

Five tips for choosing a software vendor

Oct 28, 2014
2 min

Five tips for choosing a software vendor

We have spoken before about what to look for when choosing your accounting software; but let’s take that one step further and look at what you should be looking for in a vendor. Here are a few tips on things to look out for when selecting a vendor. 1. The initial financial outlay is not the Total Cost of Ownership The vendors should include all costs transparently in the initial quote, so that you are not blindsided by sudden additional amounts for experts needed for implemen

Don’t miss out on IDU’s 5th Annual User Conference

Jan 13, 2014
2 min

Don’t miss out on IDU’s 5th Annual User Conference

Historically over 100 delegates from over 30 companies and cities all over South Africa and Africa attend idu’s Annual User Conference. This year we expect the turnout to be bigger than ever, as we launch the all new Version 5 of idu-Concept. The conference, aptly themed Generation V, will include CFOs, Financial Directors, Financial Managers, Financial Accountants and other key role-players in the financial department of their organisations. This year the conference will tak