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"Jan Jasper's recommendations saved us thousands of dollars."
Roger Aguinaldo, CEO, The M&A Advisor
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If you manage accounts, people, projects, or just your own time, technology can save you hours and hours each week. Whether your company is making new purchases
or making the most of the technology you've already got, Jasper Productivity Solutions can help.
At JPS we've been online since 1990 - back when everything ran on DOS, and people were excited about the release of Windows 3.0. Email had just been
invented and the Web did not yet exist (yes, there was an internet, but there's a difference.) That's how long we at Jasper Productivity
Solutions have been using technology. And we've run a less-paper office just as long.
Technology offers us speed, efficiency and the flexibility to work remotely - but you've got to use the right products, know how to use them, and have
them working together. Ideally your email, calendar, task list, and contact database should be integrated. You don't want 'dueling databases' forcing you to look in
your Palm, Outlook, an Excel spreadsheet, plus a paper notebook to locate a phone number. You don't have time to look at 5 different calendars and lists to
prioritize your day. Your employees don't have time to hunt for documents in a convoluted file system. And you know
you'll always have some paper, but where's the 'dividing line'?
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Perhaps the most ubiquitous technology is Microsoft Outlook. Employees tend to
use Outlook mostly for email - but it's also a comprehensive scheduling, task, and information management program. Used properly, Outlook allows
people to manage their workload, quickly locate information, reduce paper clutter, and ensure timely follow-ups so nothing 'falls through the cracks.'
Due to Outlook's complexity, the trick is knowing which features you really need and how to use them. That's where we come in. JPS
offers Microsoft Outlook coaching. We'll customize Outlook in a way that suits you. We even do
Outlook programming - whether you just need a field added, or an entire new form designed - we can help, working closely with your IT department.
JPS can help your company in the following areas:
• Coaching in Microsoft Outlook
• Outlook customization & programming
• Data migration
• File system design - digital, paper, or a combination
• Efficient email habits
• Palm syncing using powerful third-party programs
• The less-paper office
• Setting up employees to work remotely
Smart use of technology offers enormous advantages in working efficiently. But it's not about having the latest gadget with all the bells and
whistles - you're often better off waiting until the developers get the bugs worked out. What's important is the 'fit' between technology and the user. Done
right, it will make your work easier and faster in ways you'd never dreamed possible. You'll have less stress and be poised to take advantage
of opportunities you'd otherwise miss.
Feedback from an Outlook CustomizationClient:
"When
MFY Legal Services
was looking for an expert to customize Outlook, our tech
support firm recommended Jasper Productivity Solutions. MFY needed several fields
added to Outlook's forms for day-to-day data management and also to produce our
quarterly reports. We sat down with Jan Jasper and explained exactly what we were
looking for. Jan worked closely with us to make sure the forms she created would
address all of our needs. We found her to be meticulous, technically knowledgeable,
and great to work with.
The result - Outlook finally captures and displays information in a way that makes
sense for the work MFY does! This will reduce our dependence on hard copy records,
which will save us a lot of time - a precious commodity for our very busy staff."
- Juliette D. Bistoury, Director of Operations, MFY Legal Services, Inc.
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