'I don't think you'll be able to help but, just in case, here's
my challenge - we have a process to calculate net margin that
takes one of our finance analysts 19 days out of every month.
We've tried 3 times over the years to automate it. Can you
suggest anything?'
The solution: This was tricky, but we eventually solved this one, using the "management by exception" technique. A lot of detailed financial and business analysis was required but now most of the process is automatic, and the analyst only has to deal with those transactions that the automated process can't. It now takes 2 days work! It wasn't easy to sort out but they were "very impressed with our tenacity and creativity".

Here are some examples of recently completed Eximium Challenges:
• Purchase Order Efficiency - The Challenge: 'My electronic invoicing and PO process just doesn't deliver the efficiency improvements I was expecting....' more
• Systems Improvements - The Challenge: 'We are growing and our systems just aren't growing with us. We've struggled to get it working the way we want...' more
• Data Migration Strategy - The Challenge: 'We want to move one of our systems.....we need help to get the data out and translated into our new system....' more
• Business Growth Strategy - The Challenge: 'We need to grow but our processes are holding us back. I can get more customers and more providers but....' more
• Net Margin Calculation - The Challenge: 'We have a process to calculate net margin that takes one of our finance analysts 19 days out of every month. We've tried 3 times over the...' more
• Direct Debit Debt Solution - The Challenge: 'We have over £3m worth of DD debtors in the business that shouldn't be there. We think they're stuck ....' more

