Studies show a minimum of 5 hours a week is spent scheduling meetings—translating to roughly 6 weeks of wasted time per year...
CoreUM can integreate with your calendar! Once your meeting date has been set, you can download an ICS file to simply put the meeting in your calendar...
You are considering asking your boss or manager to let you go for training, but you are worried that they won’t see the benefits and deny your request...
Business leaders inspire their team to be better everyday, they embrace innovation, they spark creativity, and they paint the picture as to where the business is headed. Business is a journey...
CoreSolutions makes service and task management easy with true end-to-end service. We take care of the hosting, software installation, and initial setup, and handle the software training...
Ensuring your employees, assets, and deadlines are met and tracked is vital for customer satisfaction. Tools such as CoreTICKET allow you to track the actions between your employees and your customers...
Give your employees a tool that will increase collaboration and ensure accountability. Solve customer issues with collaboration features. You will be able to assign tasks to multiple individuals and make sure that everyone...
Having supporting relationships with your customers is one of the most important parts of business. Having a collaborative space for your employees to help resolve customer issues is a great way to bolster relationships...
If you are interested in a tool that will improve the conversations between your employees and your customers than CoreTICKET is what you need. Remove miscommunication and listen, respond, and resolve...
Hiring a development company is a lot like hiring an employee. You have multiple “applicants” to fill a role and there are the same risks and rewards. Getting a development company up to speed usually takes some effort...
The year of 2017 is already half over. But, that doesn’t mean we can’t make cliché lists of things related to the ending two digits of the aforementioned half-over year. Here at CoreSolutions, we happen to love custom software...
I’m sure you’re aware of the good, fast, and cheap triangle. Basically, the premise is that in any project, you can only pick two. If you want something done right and for it to not to be overly expensive, you’ll have to wait...
Here is something that comes up occasionally. I semi-recently purchased a new car and I wanted to share a little bit of a story. Because I do my best to make sure that I have all of my ducks in a row...
Business leaders with development projects on the horizon can improve project success, reduce stress and elevate the public relations associated with your project by employing proper estimating and budgeting practices...
A wise man once said that the root of all problems is communication or lack thereof. Communication and communicating are at the heart of the Project Manager’s mandate, and project success hinges on it...
As you build your functional requirements, you must choose the features and functions needed to create a Minimum Viable Product or MVP. A minimum viable product has just those core elements sufficient to deploy...
Typically, in the short term, the rebuild will cost more, but over time, will cost less, provide better ROI and create potentially happier and more efficient employees...
It’s important to have a testing strategy for your project that tests early and often. At the beginning of the project ensure that testers are available from the user community and the development team...
Setting a delivery date for your project is the domain of the stakeholders and leaders. But, when is the best time for you to start a project? What variables do you and your project manager need to factor into this critical timing...
For larger development projects, using the Incremental Build Model for software development can improve project success and get useful products into production quicker...
As a business leader, you may be considering developing a web application for your team, your company or customer use. Congrats! Let’s get your project off to a good start with a clear and concise Software Requirements Document...
Now I know what you’re thinking – “Why is custom software so much more expensive than the off-the-shelf software in stores?” Yes, it is true that you can...
A startling conversation that many business owners have with software developers revolves around the high cost of software development. If they have never dealt with a professional software development...
If you are going to develop a custom application, then you will need to determine the best project methodology for your project. Deciding which project management model to use should occur before the project starts...
Technology acquisition involves a variety of elements that have different value propositions. Here's everything you need to know about software ROI. Let's get to it...
When you do as much custom development as we do, we hear a lot about future-proofing in development. The average expected lifetime of software that our customers expect is between 5 and 7 years. When a system is...
Recently, I have been chatting with business owners about their software needs. The consensus seems to be that technology is rapidly advancing and becoming more efficient. Moreover, businesses and organizations...
There is a cost to not making a decision and here's my story. I was once asked by a potential customer, "Who's your biggest competitor?" The answer I went with was...
Are you struggling to leverage a REAL, QUANTIFIABLE Return on Investment (ROI) when acquiring technology solutions? I'll help you understand IT ROI in 4 minutes...
Wondering if it’s time to replace your old software or move to a new software solution? To help you determine if now is the time to buy, here are 3 essential questions to consider...
In life, sometimes, it is good to have an imagination. I was posed with the following question: “If our department was a superhero, which superhero would we be?”...
We’re nearing end of summer & it’s safe to say that the hottest thing this past season was the mobile gaming sensation, Pokémon Go. The augmented reality...
Are you considering a DIY (Do it Yourself) approach vs. hiring a pro? Let me share the story of when I tried fixing my dishwasher - a job that I had never before attempted on my own and probably..
Are you looking for tips to grow your organization's Twitter account? If so, here are 4 sure-fire ways to boost your company’s Twitter following and get you started on your path to Twitter Superstardom...
Would you like to skyrocket your company into Twitter all-star status? Follow these 5 tips & you'll increase brand awareness, foster niche communities & generate...
In theory, customer experience is simple. When a customer purchases a product or service from a business, the experience they have can either be a good experience or a bad experience, black and white, simple, right?...
Tired of your job? Not a fan of your boss? If so, then it’s essential that you try your hand at our “7 Easy Steps to Failing at Customer Service” Guide! We guarantee...
Content marketing has become a very important tool for many businesses. Whether you are writing consistent blogs, building engaging infographics or creating long lasting videos, you are using content...
There are many sayings I have picked up over the years. One that stands out the most and that I find myself using on an almost daily basis is “The Right Tool for the Right Job”.
A software integration is a huge benefit for any organization looking to streamline & expedite their processes. Here are 6 awesome product mashups to inspire...
Calling all Ontario business owners! Did you know the Canada-Ontario Job Grant can provide you with up to $10,000 per employee for staff training & skills improvement?...
Over the past few years, you have been very active on social media and you have gained a decent following. However, the organic traffic for search engines does not show the same growth. Something doesn’t add...
"An integrated system establishes a future-proof foundation for your business, increasing productivity & efficiency, while simultaneously boosting staff morale...
For the last 15 years, CoreSolutions Software has worked with northern organizations from a variety of industries, to create custom software solutions. During that time, we’ve learned that these organizations...
Recently, I was asked to review the promotional text for an upcoming Android app we’ve just wrapped up developing, called Gifts., which seems to be the solution to all my holiday shopping woes...
What is it about branding that drives so much business? Having a stunning logo and a loveable mascot have no direct impact on the quality of the product or service being offered. Yet, the most...
What is it about branding that drives so much business? Having a stunning logo and a loveable mascot have no direct impact on the quality of the product or service being offered. Yet, the most successful...
We all know Corey is great at making friends – some say he is even the most popular penguin on the planet. When Corey was in Ireland, he befriended a local Irish penguin named Peggy. Of course, over...
Stop me if this sounds familiar. For years now, you have had a working system in place at your company or organization. Though recently, you have started noticing that your system is beginning to lose some...
An Infographic that showcases 5 common problems aging systems face. #1) The overall complexity or the years of messy code are creating problems and slowing down the automation of your system. #2)...
An Infographic that showcases why CoreSolutions Software is your best choice for software development needs. For over 25 years, CoreSolutions has been delivering professional systems on time and on budget.
It’s time for your big development project, but first you should understand how to make your experience the best it can possibly be. We’ve done countless Custom Development projects over our 25 years...
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems are at the core of most business. A buggy or improperly implemented feature in your CRM application can have direct impact on how you...
To fully understand which type of CRM system is right for your business, one must first get a grasp of what a CRM system can do. A CRM (Customer Relationship Manager) helps a company manage...
Customers are a funny thing. Sometimes they make purchases with very little or no thought put into their actions, and sometimes they spend countless hours, days even, researching what to buy...
Welcome to the new CoreSolutions Software website! Whether you are a long-time visitor or a new visitor to our site, we want to share with you the top new features we love about the website...
You have probably seen quite a bit of press around Canada’s new Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL). Most of the act came into effect on July 1st 2014 and as a result you may be receiving email communication...
CoreSolutions Software Inc. (www.coresolutions.ca), recognized as a leading software development company in Canada, is pleased to announce that 2014 marks the company’s 25th Anniversary...
I was recently looking at the various social websites and from the main social sites one colour stood out the most. BLUE. Was it coincidence or pure strategy that they all use blue on their sites? Vision is the...
The purpose of this blog is to make you aware of Evernote and some of the ways you can use it to boost your productivity. In future blogs I’ll cover more details on how to use the application, including...
This guest post is from David Canton. David is a business lawyer and trade-mark agent with a technology focus at Harrison Pensa LLP. This article contains general comments only, not legal advice...
Mentorship is about experienced individuals sharing their knowledge and information with other less experienced individuals. It’s an opportunity for a mentee to tap into the vast knowledge that a mentor...
I recently manned the FileMaker booth at the Gtec tradeshow in Ottawa. I was wearing both a FileMaker and CoreSolutions hat for this event. You hear a lot of different conversations. This was FileMaker’s first...
A recent tribute to Steve Jobs that was posted on the Apple website had a great quote from Wayne Gretzky – “I don’t go to where the puck is, I go to where the puck is going to be” This quote really resonated...
In my previous post I spoke about how I think Professional Development (hereafter known as PD) should come from a variety of sources. Now I am going to tackle the next part in my mini feature and discuss...
I typically fill out questionnaires when they are sent to me just because I know that, as a marketing person, often times I have been waiting for members to fill out a survey that I have sent. Plus it is a really great...
Spreadsheets have been around for a long time and I certainly run the risk of dating myself by referring to my use of VisiCalc or Lotus 123 many moons ago. I love spreadsheets and use them all the time...
One aspect of IT that appears in almost every project is ‘the workaround’. You know this moment: you have just installed the new Out of the Box software when you realize it does what it says, but...
Recently I was tasked to design and build a new website for our PD Place product, with the assistance of an in-house developer. Having never built a site of this scale before, it was a bit overwhelming, but I did...
David Allen coined the phrase ‘Getting Things Done’ (commonly called GTD) in a book he wrote by the same name a number of years ago. If you have not read it yet it’s definitely a worthwhile read especially...
Each Christmas season I love the effort we splurge on to connect with friends and family. These are people we talk to on the phone, text, watch on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter – we know more about their...
People often interchange price and cost, but it’s important to recognize the significant difference between the two. Remember the old adage, “Beware the cost of the lowest price”? Well, it rings true. Just because...