Chapter 9 – Underutilized Reports – Part I

One of my favorite subjects is overlooked or underutilized reports. Today, I want to take a look at...

Chapter 8 – Using Off-Menu Reports Today - Part II

Let’s continue our look at a selection of specialized reports that are available in your SMS|Host...

Chapter 7 – Using Off-Menu Reports Today - Part I

Over the past few years, SMS has incrementally included specialized R&R reports with the general...

Chapter 6 – The SMS|Host HelpSite: Your Most Powerful Resource

In this post, I want to take a moment to give a shout-out to the folks behind the SMS|Host HelpSite...

Chapter 5 – A Word About eMail and Correspondence

Apart from your advertising spend, your greatest opportunities to reach potential returning Guests...

Chapter 4: How Does the Development Backlog Come Together?

Drawing from all the sources noted in the previous post, Product Management has the task of...

Chapter 3: Where do Projects Come From?

One thing everyone should know is that there is absolutely no shortage of development projects...

Chapter 2: How is the Content Mix of a Release Determined?

Seventeen weeks in a release cycle is not necessarily as much time as you might think as only a por...

Chapter 1: Where do Releases Come From?

Over the course of the next several posts, I am going to do my best to demystify the way in which