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Myths about iMIS Functionality, DEBUNKED!
Association Technology Solutions
Randy Richter – Director, Technology Solutions/Partner
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Randy RichterDirector of Technology Solutions, PartnerAssociation Technology Solutions, LLCDirect: (720) 945-7256Email: [email protected]
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Facts are always a little fuzzy
Seen through the eyes of someonewho believes or doesn’t believe
People see what they want to see and hear what they want to hear
Myths about iMIS Functionality, DEBUNKED!
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Upgrade itself should take hours not days or weeks
Take the system down and you are back up quickly
Upgrades should happen multiple times per year, not multiple years per time
Preparation is key
Reduce or eliminate customizations
Reduce or eliminate stored procedures and triggers
iMIS upgrades are complex, expensive, and take a long time!
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Use Configuration NOT Customization when possible
Use iMIS the right way
Dues formulas should all be in iMIS
Member Type, Billing Category, Status need to be used correctly
Stored procedures and triggers should be eliminated
Process automation plus can solve many problems and is upgradable
I have to Customize iMIS to get it to do what we need
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iMIS can’t be used to build complex applications!
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iMIS can’t be used to build complex applications!
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14 Annual Competitions
Half Million in Scholarships
Hosted with ASI
Site DEDICATED to award entry
Professor can start a nomination
Student emailed with link to the nomination
iMIS can’t be used to build complex applications!
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Every page knows who you are
Content can be personalized to the user
Sites can be customized (not cookie cutter templates)
iMIS RiSE isn’t a real CMS
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iMIS RiSE isn’t a real CMS
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iMIS RiSE isn’t a real CMS
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iMIS RiSE isn’t a real CMS
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iMIS RiSE isn’t a real CMS
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iMIS RiSE isn’t a real CMS
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ATS uses a scrape technique to pull information real time from your CMS
Include Welcome user message
I use a third party CMS, the RiSE site can’t look like it
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iMIS RiSE isn’t a real CMS
Drupal
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iMIS RiSE isn’t a real CMS
RiSE
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Source Coding
Google Analytics/Ad words
Engagement Scoring
Dashboards
Send Emails to people based on what they have done
Automate emails based on actions in iMIS
Show targeted content to people
iMIS won’t support my Marketing Efforts
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iMIS won’t support my Marketing Efforts
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Did they Pay their dues? Register for an event? On a committee? Opened the last email? Clicked on a link in an email? Earned credit by taking a course? Contact their Congressman? Vote in the Board of Directors Election? Completed a survey? Posted on a social networking site? Access the online journal?
iMIS won’t support my Marketing Efforts
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iMIS won’t support my Marketing Efforts
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Single Sign on means login once and only once
Can be done with iMIS
Has been done with MANY vendors
Can work in cloud or on premise solutions
Bridge exist to over 70 third party vendors
iMIS doesn’t support SSO or Third Party Integrations
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Robust information exists in iMIS
IQA’s can provide great flexibility
I have to use a third party directory/buyers guide
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I have to use a third party directory/buyers guide
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I have to use a third party directory/buyers guide
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I have to use a third party directory/buyers guide
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Use Moves Management
Track Sales calls
Log Activities
iMIS can’t handle the Sales Process
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iMIS can’t handle the Sales Process
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iMIS can’t handle the Sales Process
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Dashboards
IQA’s
Business Objects
Process Automation Plus
It is hard to get data out of iMIS
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There is no good documentation
http://docs.imis.com/
There is no free support
ASI SMR Support for those on maintenance
Other Myths
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