Workflow Automation Aug 1, 2026
Measuring Automation ROI Honestly, Not With Vendor Maths
A benefit taxonomy and a worked three-year model for automation ROI that survives audit, including the case where maintenance flips it negative.
Power BI Aug 1, 2026
Power BI Licensing and Capacity Planning: Pro, PPU or Fabric
Turn Power BI licensing into a capacity sizing exercise: Pro, PPU, F-SKU and Embedded compared, with a breakeven example and a pre-purchase checklist.
Procurement Aug 1, 2026
RPA in Procurement: Six Real Use Cases and Four Traps
Six honest RPA use cases in procurement and four traps that kill bots, with a scoring table and a bot lifecycle policy.
IBM Maximo Aug 1, 2026
Maximo Contracts and Warranties: Setting Up LP, PC and Warranty Terms
How to set up Maximo contract types and warranty terms: price contracts, warranty expiry, in-warranty alerts and the reports that make them useful.
Power BI Aug 1, 2026
Connecting Power BI to IBM Maximo: Four Methods Compared
Four ways to connect Power BI to IBM Maximo compared on effort, refresh, security and risk, with the core tables, join keys and the pattern I recommend.
IBM Maximo Aug 1, 2026
Maximo Configuration vs Customisation: Where to Draw the Line
A four-level configuration-versus-customisation ladder for IBM Maximo, applied to twelve real requests, with the upgrade cost of each.
Workflow Automation Aug 1, 2026
Choosing a Workflow Automation Platform: A Scoring Framework
A weighted scoring framework for choosing a workflow automation platform, with default weights, a two-week proof-of-concept script and exit terms.
Procurement Aug 1, 2026
What Procurement Software Really Costs at Enterprise Scale
The six cost layers of procurement software, the two metrics that dominate the bill and cost per requisition across three volume scenarios.
Workflow Automation Aug 1, 2026
Automating Work Order Intake and Triage From End to End
Automate work order intake across every channel into one triaged queue: normalisation, duplicate detection, priority rules and the CMMS groundwork.
SCADA Aug 1, 2026
Sizing a Process Historian: Tags, Compression and Retention
Size a process historian properly: tag classes, scan rates, swinging-door compression and retention tiering, with worked storage math.