Some 25 years ago, I published a printed directory for the association I worked for which ultimately won an ASAE Gold Circle award. I learned two things from that experience: Putting together a 400 page printed directory is incredibly tedious work. There was an old aphorism in the directory printing world that said “A printed directory …
AMS vendors often point out that, when considering the selection of a new AMS, the association needs to look at the big picture and consider things from a strategic level. This is true. But very often, it’s the little things, the nickels and dimes, that most directly affect user adoption. And it’s the nickels and …
Very often, it's the nickels and dimes that matter Read More »
That’s what one of the AMS vendors said to me when describing the flexibility of their system. Sure, it’s hyperbole, but there’s a lot of truth in the statement. Today’s AMS products (here’s a list of over 50) are incredibly flexible and configurable. That’s what makes them so powerful. But that great flexibility also means that …
"It's like a loaded gun; very powerful and very dangerous." Read More »
In last month’s newsletter, I discussed the Cycle of Doom, which I see repeated too often at many associations. But there is an antipode to this cycle, which I call the Cycle of Virtuous Data Management, or simply, Cycle of Virtue.: Click here to read the rest of the article. Of course, if you’re already on my announcements …
New Article Posted – Developing a Cycle of Virtuous Data Management Read More »
Personify interviewed me last week on my recent article, Improving User Adoption and Avoiding the Cycle of Doom. In the video Rob Kaighn and I discuss what the Cycle of Doom is and the four ways to avoid it. You can view the video here.