<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Ken Farmer Consulting &#187; Business</title>
	<atom:link href="http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/category/business/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://kenfarmerconsulting.com</link>
	<description>Bridging the gap between business and technology</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:02:56 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
			<item>
		<title>Baseball Again</title>
		<link>http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2010/04/business/baseball-again/</link>
		<comments>http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2010/04/business/baseball-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Baseball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/?p=393</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As some of you know, I am a Baseball fan. I enjoy both the simplicity and the intricacies of the game. I see in Baseball – the game and the business – valuable lessons.
While this has never fundamentally changed, I was pretty disgusted with my team after the 2008 season (http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2009/05/misc/you-forgot-about-me-didnt-you/) choosing not to renew my season [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2010/04/business/baseball-again/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>How mature are you?</title>
		<link>http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2010/01/business/how-mature-are-you/</link>
		<comments>http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2010/01/business/how-mature-are-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/?p=372</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[No, not you specifically &#8211; your CRM. More accurately, your business process as it relates to CRM and the management of your customers and prospects.
I seem to have some version of this conversation during every implementation. As I sit with the executive team we discuss business maturity and where, as an organization, they&#8217;ve been &#8211; [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2010/01/business/how-mature-are-you/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Wish CRM Could Do That?</title>
		<link>http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2009/10/business/wish-crm-could-do-that/</link>
		<comments>http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2009/10/business/wish-crm-could-do-that/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/?p=353</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[During almost every CRM implementation, at one point someone says, “I wish CRM could do ____.” The challenge for a consultant is to first decide if the request is in scope, and then decide what to do about it.
When needed functionality is not a part of an application, there are several approaches available to implementers. [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2009/10/business/wish-crm-could-do-that/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Dynamics CRM updates</title>
		<link>http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2009/07/business/dynamics-crm-updates/</link>
		<comments>http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2009/07/business/dynamics-crm-updates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/?p=330</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi folks. I know it&#8217;s been awhile since my last post but it&#8217;s been nice to be too busy to blog! Let&#8217;s get caught up on some recent Dynamics CRM related updates.
First update &#8211; the team at Microsoft has really gotten it together in regards to the Dynamics CRM Accelerators.  They had some initial problems [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2009/07/business/dynamics-crm-updates/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Focus On Your Core</title>
		<link>http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2009/02/business/focus-on-your-core/</link>
		<comments>http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2009/02/business/focus-on-your-core/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/?p=316</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A month ago, I posted what I felt were the 6 tactics business owners should utilize in this economic correction. I meant to get back to it sooner but, as will often happen, life got in the way.
Today I want to expand on the first tactic &#8211; Focus on your Core Competencies.
Trying to determine if [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2009/02/business/focus-on-your-core/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Optimize your Business</title>
		<link>http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2008/12/business/optimize-your-business/</link>
		<comments>http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2008/12/business/optimize-your-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/?p=298</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The time is now. Every business owner/manager is seeking ways to improve their operational efficiency, customer service, and ultimately their bottom line. I am going to use the next couple of posts to discuss the strategy I feel you need to be following - not only to stay in business during this correction, but to be [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2008/12/business/optimize-your-business/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>When Technology Works</title>
		<link>http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2008/12/business/when-technology-works/</link>
		<comments>http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2008/12/business/when-technology-works/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/?p=290</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Even now, I get excited when technology works the way it should. I guess I shouldn&#8217;t be surprised anymore since I am in the business of leveraging that technology. But having seen so many failed efforts (not my own of course), I still &#8220;love it when a plan comes together&#8220;.
One of my favorite examples is [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2008/12/business/when-technology-works/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Losing any sleep yet?</title>
		<link>http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2008/09/business/losing-any-sleep-yet/</link>
		<comments>http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2008/09/business/losing-any-sleep-yet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/?p=236</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What a crazy time to own or run a business. We have banks failing, stock markets on a rollercoaster ride, credit tightening, homes all around you with mortgages in default &#8211; wow. Hey, let&#8217;s toss in a Presidential election just for a little comic relief. &#8220;I can see Russia from my house.&#8221; So funny in [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2008/09/business/losing-any-sleep-yet/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Landline Blues</title>
		<link>http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2008/09/business/landline-blues/</link>
		<comments>http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2008/09/business/landline-blues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/?p=225</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was reading an article online about the upcoming election and recent poll results (don&#8217;t worry, this isn&#8217;t a political post). It was just another in a series of endless articles spewing numbers that we are supposed to cling to. I also read a couple of posted comments and found an interesting thread that discussed [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2008/09/business/landline-blues/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>BlackBerry Speak</title>
		<link>http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2008/09/business/blackberry-speak/</link>
		<comments>http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2008/09/business/blackberry-speak/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:47:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/?p=189</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Let me start by saying &#8211; I am a huge BlackBerry (or Smart Phone) proponent. Many years ago, the President of a previous employer and I tested an early BlackBerry unit. It was a 2 week trial and we would decide at the end whether to roll them out to our consultants and sales team.
During [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2008/09/business/blackberry-speak/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
