From the monthly archives:

January 2010

Learn, Lead, and Understand

January 31, 2010

In the last post of the 30 Days to Become a Better Monarch Modeler series we looked at how you can learn new approaches to developing Monarch models and solutions when you reach out to get input from others. Today on day 27 we’ll have some good fun by flipping that scenario around. Those who [...]

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Consult with Peers and Become a Better Monarch Modeler

January 27, 2010

If you’re fortunate enough to have co-workers who’ve been working with Monarch or other information system software for a reasonable length of time, then it’ll be easier for you to take advantage of the idea behind day 26 of the 30 Days to Become a Better Monarch Modeler series. Your Task for Today No lofty [...]

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Learn to Recognize the Impossible

January 25, 2010

You thought that you’d whip up a new Monarch model for that odd looking report in just a few minutes, as you’ve done countless times before, but it’s been two hours now and there’s no end in sight. It’s just not clear how to handle this one. On day 25 of the 30 Days to [...]

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Search for Opportunities to Excel with Monarch

January 14, 2010

Sadly, it’s likely that not everyone in your organization shares your passion to excel with Monarch. With that said, everyone in your organization can benefit from your skills nonetheless. Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. ~ UCLA coach John Wooden Today’s edition, being day 24, of the 30 [...]

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How Excel Can Make You a Better Monarch Modeler

January 12, 2010

It’s quite likely that you use Microsoft Office Excel, or just plain Excel, and that just about every one else at your company does too, to one degree or another. Among all of the file types that Monarch can read and write (Access databases, PDF files, text files and more), the Excel file formats get [...]

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10 Ways to Improve a Monarch Model

January 7, 2010

The big night has finally arrived, and you and your significant other arrive at an exclusive restaurant to enjoy a fantastic meal as the first part of the planned events for the evening. Your waiter reviews the menu and you realize that the entire menu is comprised of 10 item meal packages, and each item [...]

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