Author
Fred Ode
Fred Ode is the CEO/chairman and founder of Foundation Software, developer of FOUNDATION for Windows. Ode can be reached by phone at 800.246.0800.
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TechnologyFred Ode answers your construction technology questions.
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Business Management
Better Next Year No. 6: Minimize Resistance to Change
Fred Ode tells you how to make next year your business' best. -
Software
Accounting Software Checkup No. 3: Has Inconsistent Job Cost Reporting Left You Feeling Irritable?
"I don't know how the job is doing." "I don't have any report to show that." "There is no data from previous jobs." These are comments that no contractor wants to hear. -
Technology
Is Pressure Building Between Accounting and Field Staff?
Like late-night pizza on a sensitive stomach, construction accounting managers and operations people don't always get along. -
Software
Accounting Software Checkup No. 7: Learn to Use Your CPA in a Well-Balanced Way
Do what you do best, and hire the rest. -
Management
Tech Traps No. 8: Not Getting All Users to “Buy-In”
In my world, finding time to relax and watch TV is a luxury I don't often have. To complicate matters, there are primarily four programs on TV that I like to watch (namely City Confidential, Law & Order, Boston Legal and Biographyon the History Channel, and not necessarily in that order). -
Software
November 2007: Technically Speaking
Fred Ode helps you select the best software fit for your company. -
Technology
Tech Trap No. 6: Selecting Products Based Solely on Price
This is the sixth of our ten part series called "Technology Traps and Mishaps." -
Technology
Use Technology to Go Green
Fred Ode answers your construction software and technology questions. -
Software
3 Steps to Successful Software Implementation
Fred Ode answers your questions about switching accounting software programs.


