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GOING FROM PROBLEM TO SOLUTION

WITH PERSEUS

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The first step to solving any problem

is to define your problem…

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Going from problem to solution

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So if you knew what to call your problem, you would be in a much better position to find a solution.

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This means that your business could stand to gain big time and for those of you working at a management level or in HR, Logistics, Operations and even Payroll, your work life could be so much easier.

To say our software is feature rich is an understatement, but that doesn’t matter if you, the people who want to use it, don’t know about it.

So I want to help you and your business go from problem to solution with Perseus.
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Three Stages

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The Awareness Stage

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The Consideration Stage

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Here, people will define their problem, find or give a name to their problem and research options to solve it.
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The Decision Stage

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During this stage, people will select a solution to solve their problem and implement it.
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Case Study

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So let’s look at an example.
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Human Resources (HR)
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Let’s say you’re working in HR and you are tasked with managing personnel information such as:
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  • Basic Personal information
  • Personnel CV, education and courses
  • Personnel skills and capabilities
  • Personnel certificates
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Awareness

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So first you might google:

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Then move onto:

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Then you realize wait, I’m in Norway. Kanskje jeg burde prøve på norsk:

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Consideration

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Eller et Personalsystem med basis HR funksjonalitet og kompetansestyring.
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Hindsight

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Taking Another Look

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Logistics
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Refined Search:

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Upping the Ante

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Let’s take a look at one last example.
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Operations Management

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Project planning and management
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  • Create, Edit and Delete Projects or Jobs
  • Define Job Type, Job Roles and Activity Types
  • Competency definition and registration for individuals
  • Assign Personnel based on competency and availability
  • Detailed Personnel Scheduling (duty, travel, absence, vacation, sick leave)
  • Timesheet management, Activity and Utilization Reporting
  • PMR and employee training planning, tracking and approval
  • Payroll integrations for timesheet, variable cost and approval system
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  • Project Management Software
  • Prosjektledelse applikasjon

Refined Search:

Defined Search (Consideration):

  • Perseus by Proximity
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Everything by its Right Name

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Want to read more about some of the ways you can use Perseus? 

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How to Solve Almost Any Problem

[/av_textblock] [av_textblock size=’16’ font_color=” color=” custom_class=” admin_preview_bg=”] As a bonus I wanted to share insight on problem solving for the real world. While there are many approaches; 4, 5 and six-step plans, don’t forget these three tips:
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Understand your problem.

[/av_textblock] [av_textblock size=’16’ font_color=” color=” custom_class=” admin_preview_bg=”] Don’t just define your problem, keep digging until you understand the root cause in it’s full complexity and you can explain it to a five year old. One way is to ask ‘why’ five times or until you don’t have to ask anymore.
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Albert Einstein
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Seek criticism, not praise.

[/av_textblock] [av_textblock size=’16’ font_color=” color=” custom_class=” admin_preview_bg=”] Don’t get stuck in a mind set that keeps you arguing for what you think is right. Instead, once you have a solution, take the opposite position and argue against it. You just might end up finding something better.
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– Albert Einstein
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There is always room for improvement.

[/av_textblock] [av_textblock size=’16’ font_color=” color=” custom_class=” admin_preview_bg=”] Don’t ever adopt the mindset that if it’s not broke don’t fix it, or at the risk of offending my Norwegian readers, “godt nok”. If everyone did that we would still be living in caves.

Always ask yourself, is there a way to do this better?
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― Leonard Sweet
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