About Ken Farmer Consulting
The team at Ken Farmer Consulting has over 10 years consulting, implementing, training, and supporting companies in their CRM and technology initiatives. Ken previously started and grew a successful CRM and Infrastructure Practice for one of the top Microsoft Business Solutions partners in the country. His passion and specialty is implementing effective solutions for the small and medium-sized business market.
Ken Farmer Consulting has deep experience with Microsoft Dynamics CRM, having participated in all of the beta development programs and having implemented this solution since version 1.0. We also have a strong working knowledge of GoldMine, SalesForce.com, and Act. As former Microsoft Certified Engineers, we have a solid background in the entire technology stack used by businesses today: Microsoft Windows Server, Active Directory, SQL Server, and Terminal Services, as well as Citrix Presentation Server.
Our industry and vertical experience includes Not-For-Profit, Hospitality, Software, Healthcare, Services, Media, and Manufacturing. In addition, he has integrated front and back-office solutions in a wide variety of configurations. Our team has worked successfully across all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle, including Requirements workshops, Executive briefings, Solution design, Training, and Project Management.
Why Ken Farmer Consulting?
Expertise
If you have ever been in a meeting and played Buzzword Bingo while half-listening to the speaker about how you can save your company by using every latest and greatest piece of technology (NOW, NOW, NOW) to improve your company growth metrics - you need to be in a different meeting.
Technology just for technologies sake is wrong. It won’t do you any good, won’t help your customers, won’t make your life easier - unless you have one key ingredient; a solid, scalable, repeatable business process. Using technology to leverage a good business process, now that is a multiplier.
Teamwork
Ken Farmer Consulting is about business process. Working with you and your team to identify those processes that are old and outdated is the key process we use. Maybe your team is doing something over and over because “that’s the way we’ve always done it” or “our old software package forced us to do it that way”. We can assist you in preparing your company, and your team, for the growth you want and help you add value to your bottom line.
Without the dynamic of group effort toward a common goal, nothing works. In all our engagements, we seek to integrate the entire team in the process. We strive to work with you to effect change and align your team with your business goals. Success for the team brings a successful project and a happy client.
Relationship
The goal of any business needs to be longevity. Research shows that even with the best products and business practices, you still need strong relationships to succeed in business.
We believe respect and trust are at the heart of building business relationships. It is the glue that holds together the functioning of teams, partnerships and managing relationships. Respecting your time, your budget, and even the right to differ are all important steps in building a lasting relationship. We want to be the call you make when you need business help.