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ACM and the Texas Tornado

What do user adoption, change management, and a Texas Tornado all have in common?

Hosted by Manish Bhardia of Think AI Consulting, Eddie Bader of Aegis Innovators, Eric Klauss of PartnerSource Solutions, and Brian Iinuma of Strategic Systems Group, the True Stories in Tech podcast explores life-changing conversations in the areas of technology, business, and belonging.

In this episode, Jason Price and Sheila Volante of Seer Strategic Solutions discuss the importance of creating a space without bias and listening to the voice of the user.

Seer Strategic Solutions is a digital adoption and change consultancy based in Las Vegas. Schedule a free consultation at seersolution.com/consult.

Microsoft Partner Certified by NGLCC for Diversity and Inclusion

(Las Vegas, Nevada – August 24, 2021) Seer Strategic Solutions, LLC was recognized today as a Certified LGBT Business Enterprise® by the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, a certification provided through the NGLCC’s Supplier Diversity Initiative.

“Organizations that implement diversity and inclusion practices find tremendous value for their sustainability models,” said Sheila Volante, Managing Partner of Seer Strategic Solutions. “This certification allows Seer a seat at the table, so that our business partners can appreciate the principles behind our services. By recognizing businesses of diverse backgrounds, NGLCC drives thought leadership and innovation to positively expand the progression of institutions globally.”

The NGLCC is the business voice of the LGBT community, the largest advocacy organization dedicated to expanding economic opportunities and advancements for LGBT people, and the exclusive certifying body for more than 1,700 LGBT-owned businesses.

The non-profit advocacy group has built sustainable relationships around the world by connecting LGBT business owners with diversity program managers and other advocates within their communities. It has helped over a hundred Fortune 500 organizations attain the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality List, and it is recognized by more than 330 corporate partners, state agencies and federal agencies.

Managing Partner Jason Price added, “Combined with our membership in the Black Channel Partner Alliance, this certification validates Seer’s fulfillment of Microsoft’s mission and corporate values. By promoting respect, Microsoft believes that every person has intrinsic worth, and by empowering every person on the planet to achieve more, it invites new perspectives and accomplishments. At Seer, we take pride in our role as champions of change and thank our partners for their approval.”

"Organizations that implement diversity and inclusion practices find tremendous value for their sustainability models."

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Seer Strategic Solutions is a digital adoption and change consultancy based in Las Vegas. It is a proud member of the Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce Nevada. For more information, please contact hello@seersolution.com or visit www.seersolution.com.

New Partnership to Transform Business Applications for Microsoft Customers Leveraging AI

(Las Vegas, Nevada – August 12, 2021) Microsoft partners ChatMode and Seer Strategic Solutions, LLC announced an agreement today to empower American businesses to develop solutions with chat bots and artificial intelligence.

The newly formed partnership pairs ChatMode’s expertise in AI, automation, and customer experience with Seer’s competencies in software adoption and change management to increase efficiencies, cut costs, and drive revenue for Microsoft customers.

ChatMode works with mid-market and Fortune 500 organizations to deploy solutions that leverage Azure AI, Azure Bot Services, Azure Cognitive Services, and Microsoft Power Platform to create superior experiences for customers and employees.

“ChatMode empowers organizations to peer through the lens of user experience to enable a vision for the future of work,” explained Chad Oda, head of consulting. “With our expert consulting and cutting-edge insights, we help customers transform their business applications to stay ahead of the competition.”

By creating self-sufficient centers of excellence around this creativity, organizations can tap latent talent in their people, scale development beyond their limited DevOps resources, and sustain a culture of innovation.

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To support that process of transformation, Seer has paired with ChatMode to deliver employee, champion, and leadership enablement programs that run in parallel to AI design and implementation.

“As businesses users approach automation, most hesitate due to their own hard-wired habits, fear of the unknown, or perceived lack of skills,” said Seer managing partner Sheila Volante. “Seer’s approach entices business users to participate in the process with structured envisioning, testing, training, and success management programs – ultimately reinforcing organizational change at the individual level.”

In this fashion, the partners are announcing combined offerings for the Azure products above, as well as Microsoft Power Platform – fully inclusive of Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Power Virtual Agents.

Seer partner Jason Price added, “Microsoft’s low-code solutions have lowered the barrier to entry, allowing subject matter experts and citizen developers to rapidly develop production-grade applications. By creating self-sufficient centers of excellence around this creativity, organizations can tap latent talent in their people, scale development beyond their limited DevOps resources, and sustain a culture of innovation.”

To illustrate the capabilities of the new partnership, Chat Mode and Seer recorded an event today on LinkedIn Live around Activating Technology Leadership Within Your Organization. The session explores a case study of a thriving center of excellence for the Microsoft Power Platform to derive a practical framework for leadership, trust, and people-side resources.

ChatMode is a strategic AI/automation firm that develops strategies and technologies that focus on a superior customer experience. For more information, please contact hello@chatmode.io or visit www.chatmode.io.

Seer Strategic Solutions is a digital adoption and change consultancy based in Las Vegas. For more information, please contact hello@seersolution.com or visit www.seersolution.com.

Activating Technology Leadership Within Your Organization

While technology and process are pillars of a healthy operational ecosystem, people are undeniably the third pillar. But businesses often struggle to build internal resources and communities that can support, govern, and sustain development, which unnecessarily burdens their IT departments and decelerates speed to market.

In this session, Chad Oda of ChatMode and Jason Price of Seer Strategic Solutions explore a case study of a thriving center of excellence for the Microsoft Power Platform to derive a practical framework for leadership, trust, and people-side resources.

Our session is a primer for organizations that are just beginning to explore Power Platform and for organizations that have already adopted Power Platform and are looking to institute standards, consistency, and governance across their organization.

This event was broadcast Thursday, August 12 on LinkedIn Live. You may view the recording at this link.

ChatMode is a Strategic AI/Automation Firm & Microsoft Partner that develops strategies and technologies that focus on a superior customer experience (CX) to enable the future of work and avoid missed customer opportunities at any stage of growth. To schedule a discovery consultation call, please visit https://chatmode.io/contactus/.

Seer Strategic Solutions is a digital adoption and change consultancy based in Las Vegas. Schedule a free consultation at seersolution.com/consult.

Miss Communication, the Mother of Miss Management

Dale Carnegie believed that 90% of management problems are caused by miscommunication. That holds especially true when you roll out a technology solution. If you fail to proactively communicate the benefits of new processes and tools, then inevitably your help desk will reactively handle more escalations. Learn Microsoft’s best practices for communicating service adoption.

Seer Strategic Solutions is a digital adoption and change consultancy based in Las Vegas. Schedule a free consultation at seersolution.com/consult.

Managing Remote Teams Webinar

Looking past the pandemic, many businesses are beginning to operate in hybrid workspaces with employees that work either partially or completely remote. What is the impact of this “new normal” on teams, and what problems does it create?

Presented by California Junior Chamber International, this webinar will explore best practices to reorganize your team across time zones and run effective virtual programs that entertain, drive progress, and enable optimal performance.

Register at this link.

Jason Price leads marketing, operations, and talent development for Seer Strategic Solutions, an IT consulting firm based in Las Vegas. Over the last ten years, he helped more than a million people to adopt and optimize Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and custom software applications. In 2018, Microsoft awarded his department Intelligent Communications Partner of the Year, recognizing their innovative work in Microsoft Teams collaboration.

Jason holds a master’s degree from Cal Arts and is a JCI chapter past president, a JCI Certified National Trainer, a JCI Outstanding Young Californian recipient, and most recently a JCI Senator #79515. He appreciates working remotely from Santa Clarita, California, where he lives with his wife (and fellow JCI chapter past president) April.

Schedule a free consultation at seersolution.com/consult.

New Partners Join Forces to Power Secure Innovation for Microsoft Customers

(Las Vegas, Nevada – July 28, 2021) Microsoft partners ECF Data, LLC and Seer Strategic Solutions, LLC announced an agreement today to accelerate the process of digital transformation for commercial businesses and government entities across the U.S.

The newly formed partnership pairs ECF’s competencies in cloud productivity and communications with Seer’s expertise in user adoption and change management to fulfill Microsoft’s ideal deployment methodology for its customers.

Founded in 2010, ECF Data is a Microsoft Gold Partner with services across architecture, implementation, and management of IT applications and infrastructure. President and CEO Joseph Henderson said, “As Microsoft begins a new fiscal year, we recognize its heavy investment into building customer capabilities in three critical areas of cloud: security and compliance, business applications, and telephony and voice in Microsoft Teams. These capabilities are key to boosting productivity for employees post-pandemic, whether they are working fully from home or returning to hybrid office spaces. However, deployment alone is not enough to ensure these capabilities are realized by individual employees, and for that companies need to consider their adoption strategy.”

Deployment alone is not enough to ensure these capabilities are realized by individual employees, and for that companies need to consider their adoption strategy.

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A young firm specialized in adoption consulting, Seer Strategic Solutions approaches technology deployments from the business user perspective. “New technology inherently produces change within a business,” said managing partner Sheila Volante. “Yet many businesses instinctively react to change – and, as research reflects, often fumble it – as opposed to proactively and organically developing it, managing it, and ultimately sustaining its benefits.”

Under the combined service model, Seer applies Microsoft’s adoption and training resources to employee and leadership enablement programs while ECF designs and implements the technologies in parallel. In this fashion, the partners are announcing combined offerings for the following workloads effective today:

Seer partner Jason Price explained, “Suppose I give you a widget. If I cannot convince you of its value nor help you use it, it will end up on a shelf gathering dust. Our partnership with ECF Data is built to show employees the capabilities of these applications, train them on optimal workflows, and help them achieve more of their potential. Until employees incorporate a tool into their daily work, a deployment has yet to succeed.”

ECF Data is an IT service firm based in Las Vegas but with national reach. It is a Microsoft Gold Partner that specializes in their three clouds: Modern Workplace, Azure, and Business Applications. For more information, please visit www.ecfdata.com.

Seer Strategic Solutions is a digital adoption and change consultancy based in Las Vegas. For more information, please contact hello@seersolution.com or visit www.seersolution.com.

Structure for a Remote Workplace

Many post-pandemic businesses are beginning to operate hybrid workspaces with employees that work either partially or completely remote. What is the impact of this “new normal” on small business teams, and what problems does it create?

On The Couple-preneurs Show, Oscar and Kiya Frazier have created a safe space for couples in business, entrepreneurs, and people looking to venture into the world of entrepreneurship.

In this episode, Jason Price and Sheila Volante of Seer Strategic Solutions discuss best practices to reorganize your team across time zones and run effective virtual programs that entertain, drive progress, and enable optimal performance.

Listen to "Episode #3-Structure for a Remote Workplace with Jason Price & Sheila Volante of Seer Strategic Solutions-The Couple-preneurs Show" on Spreaker.

Seer Strategic Solutions is a digital adoption and change consultancy based in Las Vegas. Schedule a free consultation at seersolution.com/consult.

How to Plan Your Microsoft Cloud Strategy with Invent 365

Learn how to use the tools of Microsoft 365 to engage your customers, improve your products, optimize your operations, and empower your employees. Built for line of business stakeholders, the “Invent 365” workshop takes you on a tour of the modern workplace, Microsoft cloud services, and business applications to help you map the capabilities of cloud technologies to your toughest business challenges.

Led by certified cloud experts at Seer Strategic Solutions, this program guides you through the process to create a long-term cloud strategy, implementation and adoption plans, and a financial analysis for your executive leadership to review. Invent the future of your business with “Invent 365!”