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Do the applications your people use amplify their productivity? Find out in less than 10 minutes with a free online assessment.

Measure the productivity of your company’s employees and staff in their day-to-day work Assess how systems and software at your company contribute to employee productivity Target specific areas in which software can improve productivity Compare your results to the productivity of those using Microsoft Dynamics Assessment tips: As you complete questions, keep in mind your employee’s experience with your company’s current enterprise resource planning (ERP) or other software your employees use. When you’re done, you’ll receive instant results and can compare your results to a recent Microsoft Dynamics usability assessment developed by the professionals at Keystone Strategy.

Software Factors That Impact Productivity

The following software factors affect user productivity. Each corresponds with a section of the online assessment. Measuring each area will help you understand how applications within your current system affect the productivity of people across departments and roles.

The key factors and questions in this assessment are based on the Software Usability Measurement Inventory (SUMI) developed by the Human Factors Research Group at University College Cork, Ireland, and research conducted by Keystone Strategy.

• Usability measures the user’s perception of how easy the applications are to use, how “in command” of the application a user feels, how easy it is to navigate in the software, and how much the user enjoys using the software.
• Familiarity measures the user’s perception of how intuitive the application feels, how easy it is to learn, how quickly they can become proficient with the application, and how comfortable they feel using it.
• Transactional Efficiency measures the user’s perception of how easy it is to execute common and repetitive tasks, the efficiency of the user interface, and the speed and reliability of the software.
• Flexibility measures the user’s perception of how easy it is to execute infrequent or unusual tasks in the application, how easily the software can be adapted to meet specific new business needs or processes, and how agile the software is in handling problems that arise unexpectedly.
• Business Insight measures the user’s perception of how well the software enables easy and comprehensive reporting, access to real-time information, visibility into cross-department information, and the ability to gauge the impact of business decisions.
• Collaboration measures the user’s perception of how the software helps them work and communicate with their colleagues; share and review work; and communicate with suppliers, partners, and customers.