Are You Yammering Yet??

Have you tried out Yammer yet? Once we get a little further down this path to our new technologies, Yammer will become one of our primary ways to communicate with each other. Get a head start and start Yammering now! Watch this 2 minute video for a quick overview. You can also check with the designers -- they're taking Yammer to the max. Way to go, Designers!

Yammer 101

Work Different!

Work Different! That's a new tagline we're using as we continue our move into new technologies. We're not only exploring new computer systems, we're also looking for new ways to work.

It's an exciting time and we hope you all feel that excitement, too. Change is difficult - even good change - but it's also an opportunity to start fresh, to come up with new ideas, to be entrepreneurial, all kinds of possibilities. Let's open our minds to whatever may come!

Quick update

So, we're almost to February, as you know, and the timeline shows that in January we were scheduled to go live with CRM (replacement for Salesforce.com) and start learning AX (replacement for Khameleon). Both of those have occurred.

In CRM, Monique Lowe and Anthony Jenkinson are the leads from the Core Team. They, along with Mavis and Sandy, have been working with our Armanino partners to learn the new system and start talking about ways to make it work best for Pivot. More to come on this, but we're progressing well.

In AX, the Core Team spent several days learning how AX works out of the box, and began some discussion of possible customizations to increase efficiencies for Pivot. Lots more to come on this, too, but it's been a great start!

In February, the design work for our new technologies continues, and we are scheduled to begin putting our own data into AX -- such as customers, vendors, GL accounts, and so on. We will also be working with Herman Miller to figure out our integration with AX and their data -- the upload of products from our Cap specs, purchase order processing, acknowledgments, and invoicing.

That's a quick update. There are many more steps to go, decisions to be made, ideas to explore, and new things to try as we figure out how we at Pivot will Work Different!

Pivot Technology Timeline

Below is a basic timeline for our technology initiatives. Armanino is the name of the consulting firm we are working with. The items above the timeline are brief descriptions of the work Armanino will be doing, and below the line are descriptions of our part. There’s a lot happening and a lot more to go!

Ken wants an update on A/X

Have you gotten into Yammer yet?

If not, it’s as easy as 1-2-3:

1. 1.     Go to www.yammer.com
2. 2.     Sign in with your @pivotinteriors.com email address
3. 3.     Use the password you use for Outlook on the web and Lync, usually a word and 4 numbers

That should get you in.

NOTE: If your password doesn’t work, use the “Forgot Password” link and instructions to reset it. Be sure to set it to that same password to match all the other systems.

Don’t miss all the information and updates from your co-workers!!

Getting too many emails already? See instructions for changing your notification settings.

If you have trouble, send an email to help desk (hdesk@pivotinteriors.com) for some help.

Change Notification Settings (the emails from Yammer):

1.     Sign in to Yammer (see above if you have not yet signed in). In the upper-right corner of the screen, click the 3 dots and then click Edit Profile.

2.     In the column on the left side, click Notifications.

3.     In the Send me a digest of message activity drop-down list, select Never, Daily, or Weekly. This sets the frequency at which you'll receive a digest email message that summarizes the recent activity in your network.

4.     Under the Email me when section header, clear the check box next to each update type that you don't want to be notified about.

5.     To configure real-time notification settings, click the Select the Group notifications you would like to receive by email or text link.

6.     In the Email column, select the check box next to each item that you want to receive real-time email updates for. You can clear a selected check box to stop updates for that item.

7.     Click Save at the bottom to put all the changes that you've made into effect. 

Below is a link to some basic getting started instructions and information. Right now we will let all of you get started as you wish. As time goes on, when we roll out more services with our new CRM and financial package systems, including our new home pages in SharePoint, we will provide more training. Don’t worry if you don’t understand everything about Yammer right now; we’ll get there!

READY to Try Yammer?

click here to read and download some basic instructions and info.

Microsoft Dynamics @ Pivot - Vision, and What It Means to You!

OUR VISION
Create an integrated, simplified, streamlined system for Pivot and an effortless experience for our clients.

Why?
• Our contracts with Salesforce.com and Khameleon are expiring
• The status quo is not OK
• Many frustrations with current process
• Band-aid technologies not integrated

How Will This Impact YOU?
• Process improvement
• Elimination of redundancies
• Develop new skills
• Find information more easily
• Improve communication