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Dynamics 365 Field Service Integrations, Part 4 of 5: Executing a...
January 10, 2020
In Part 3 of this series, we installed the CDS Data Integrator templates from Microsoft, established our connections, and created...
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Webinar: Revenue Recognition – Implementation is Here!
January 10, 2020
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New SECURE Act includes Significant Retirement Plan Changes
January 10, 2020
The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act was passed in December 2019, encompassing nearly 30 provisions intended...
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Dynamics 365 Field Service Integrations, Part 3 of 5: Configuring...
January 9, 2020
In Part 2 of this series, we set up the environments involved in the integrations and the PowerApps Connections to...
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Internal Controls in the Government Sector – How to Say “No...
January 8, 2020
Employees in the internal controls environment must be comfortable saying “No,” or they may suffer a critical reduction in the...
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Affordable Care Act Updates for January 2020
January 8, 2020
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is likely here to stay. However, in late December 2019, there were a series of ACA...
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Spreedly PCI Compliance Case Study
January 8, 2020
Payment industry leader Spreedly collaborates with Sikich to ensure and simplify compliance with regulatory frameworks that enforce standards for financial...
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Dynamics 365 Field Service Integrations, Part 2 of 5: Setting Up ...
January 8, 2020
In Part 1 of this series, we covered the basics of systems integrations, differentiating between data integrations versus application integrations....
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Financial Planning Series: How to Start the Financial Planning Pr...
January 7, 2020
How Can You Engage in a Financial Planning Process? https://youtu.be/F1uZ5QfVGp0 What are the ways that clients can work with a Certified Financial...
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Dynamics 365 Field Service Integrations, Part 1 of 5: Integration...
January 7, 2020
One of the greatest challenges for an enterprise architecture is getting your data in sync and your many diverse systems...
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DOL Proposed Safe Harbor to Send Communications Electronically
January 7, 2020
Effect of the New Rule on Electronic Disclosures On October 23, 2019, the Department of Labor (DOL) published a proposed rule...
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A Wake-up Call on Workforce Safety
January 7, 2020
View the Related Workplace Safety Infographic Below As a former law enforcement officer, I’m deeply passionate about workforce safety. I believe...
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xHelper – Phone Security Threat
January 3, 2020
A little more than half of the people who read this article will be reading it from an Android-based device...
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Ken Cranney and Bill Larkin Featured in HR Technologist
January 3, 2020
Ken Cranney and Bill Larkin authored an article that was published in HR Technologist. This article discusses human capital management...
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What’s the Difference Between Sales Enterprise and Sales Profes...
January 2, 2020
As you're setting up Dynamics 365, but you aren't sure if Dynamics 365 for Sales Professional or Sales Enterprise is the best...
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Retirement Plan Fee Benchmarking for Private Colleges
January 2, 2020
Plan sponsors are expected to understand fees associated with an organization’s retirement plan, as well as to ensure costs are...
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Selecting the Correct HCM Vendor
December 24, 2019
Client Challenge An agricultural cooperative and marketing organization was seeking a consulting firm with experience and expertise in HCM strategic planning...
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Leadership Succession Planning for a Mid-Sized Client
December 24, 2019
Client Challenge Sikich was asked by a second-generation, family-owned agricultural business to help prepare the organization for the transition of a...
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Talent Assessment & Talent Acquisition for a Mid-sized Clien...
December 24, 2019
Client Challenge Sikich was engaged by a small medical practice to assess their Human Resources function because the organization was experiencing...
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Management Training for a Municipality
December 24, 2019
Client Challenge Sikich was asked by a municipality to help fill the management training gap on Family and Medical Leave, Americans...
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Assisting in the Assessment and Reorganization of a Payroll Depar...
December 24, 2019
Human Resources
Assisting in the Assessment and Reorganization of a Payroll Depar...
December 24, 2019
Client Background We were asked by a leading global Content Delivery Network (CDN), cybersecurity, and cloud service provider to assess their...
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IRS Finalizes Rules For Hardship Withdrawals
December 24, 2019
What you need to know about the final regulations for hardship withdrawals from 401(k) and 403(b) plans On September 19, 2019,...
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You’ve Got Friends in ERP Rescue and Recovery
December 20, 2019
Deployments of today’s cloud-ready ERP solutions are less lengthy and disruptive than the complex projects of the past. When they...
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New Illinois Parking Excise Tax Goes into Effect New Year’s Day...
December 20, 2019
Illinois' statewide tax on parking areas and garages Beginning January 1, 2020, the Parking Excise Tax Act [35 ILCS 525] imposes...
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Assisting in the Implementation of an HCM Vendor
December 19, 2019
Client Challenge Sikich was asked by a leading global diversified media, information and services company to help with the implementation of...
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Independent Assessment of Strategic Plans for New HR Initiatives
December 19, 2019
Client Challenge A regional healthcare provider with 12,000 employees, working in 4 hospitals, 208 clinical settings and administrative offices originally needed...
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Human Resources Assessment: Optimizing Processes and Streamlining...
December 19, 2019
Human Resources
Human Resources Assessment: Optimizing Processes and Streamlining...
December 19, 2019
Client Challenge An existing client reached out for help with their Human Resources (HR) department. At the time, they were undergoing...
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Human Resources Assessment: Assisting a Growing Company
December 19, 2019
Client Challenge Due to changes within the executive team at a manufacturing company, Sikich was asked to complete a Human Resources...
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Transforming Procurement and Vendor Management in Life Sciences C...
December 19, 2019
What if you could gain greater visibility and control of contract and project finances, with more management flexibility, by using...
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Halt Buzas & Powell, Ltd. Acquisition Featured in Accounting...
December 18, 2019
Accounting Today, the Daily Herald & CPA Practice Advisor covered the news of Sikich's acquisition of Halt Buzas & Powell, Ltd...
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