References and Testimonials

"We really have appreciated and benefited from using the Accounting Library in our search for a new accounting system. It has provided lots of insight into functionality and capabilities that are available in different systems today. It also has saved us 100’s of hours in trying to identify our functional requirements. I have also appreciated your availability to answers questions and provide guidance to us in our search. Without a system like this it is nearly impossible for someone to narrow down the search and determine which system truly meet your needs. I highly recommend the Accounting Library to anyone in search for a new system."

"The Accounting Library is an extremely thorough program in asking extensive questions as to what a company will want their software to accomplish. The program then assesses the company's detailed needs and ranks accounting software products accordingly. It was a great help to us in confirming our independent research on various accounting software solutions, and ultimately in making our decision. I would highly recommend it."

"I highly recommend the Accounting Library. The Accounting Library helped me eliminate about 90% of the available accounting software options in the market. Then I could concentrate on the details of the remaining products to find the best fit for our Company. The Accounting Library gave me the information and direction to make my final decision."

"I highly recommend The Accounting Library to anyone evaluating new accounting software. We have been extremely happy with the product it ranked highest based on our criteria. It takes the guesswork out of the daunting software selection process by boiling it down to simple questions that end users can easily answer. Another great benefit is that it allows the user to assess the multitude of packages on the merits of technology as well as price."

"I was pleased with The Accounting Library because it demonstrated to the client that we could recommend a true best fit off-the-shelf solution for their needs, which is exactly what the client wanted. I was impressed with the number of reports the system generated and the depth of the features. It is clearly a differentiator and we plan on using it on future projects. As a resource for doing competitive analysis and preparing proposals, this would be a knockout."

"Meaden & Moore has been very pleased with the Accounting Library as a requirements building and research tool for our clients in the distribution, retail, and industrial service industries. The Accounting Library has allowed us to be more efficient and cost-effective when delivering software recommendations to these clients."

"The Accounting Library (TAL) is a tool that should be used for all significant accounting software selection processes. TAL has extensive questions about features that keep you from overlooking key issues. The feature list alone is worth the price of the product, particularly when used in building a comprehensive needs definition. Beyond that, however, once you have invested time in defining your needs by feature, TAL can then report on products that fit your need the best, show you the relative strength by accounting function, and provide an initial ranking of fit by product. For the time and money, TAL is some of the best consulting advice you can buy."

"The Accounting Library is the number one tool for helping companies select the right accounting software product. This is because details about the missing features, modules and functionality in accounting systems are typically hidden from prospective customers. You can't count on brochures, web sites, resellers, or vendors to tell you what's missing, instead you need to rely on The Accounting Library. Charles Chewning, author of The Accounting Library has already done all the tough work of compiling detailed lists of all of the features - missing and present - in more than 100 of today's top accounting systems. His information comes directly from the product managers themselves and is highly accurate and updated constantly. The resulting information helps companies better understand the differences from one accounting software solution to the next, and especially helps company officials avoid purchasing the wrong product. Your accounting system is the life blood of your organization and the selection of an appropriate accounting system is one of the most important decisions you will make regarding your company. Don't tackle this tough decision without the right information - purchase The Accounting Library today and produce lists and comparison reports revealing the missing features and functionality in your prospective solutions. "

Kanbay’s client, NISH (www.nish.org) recently went through a detailed composition of a Back Office Automation Request for Proposal. Since we did not have Business Analyst resources, we used The Accounting Library to assist the Business Stakeholders in determining their requirements and the scope of the project. The Accounting Library simplified that effort in days versus months.

The Accounting Library program asked detailed questions regarding functionality that were helpful in evaluating the software programs which would meet our needs. Had we not used it, our selection process would have taken longer because of the amount of research we would have had to do. Additionally, we may have missed researching key functionality issues just because we would have assumed the program could do it or because we did not think about it.