Faster, easier, better: optimize your mail processing!

The mail processing tasks and how best to approach them.

To handle the tasks involved in internal mail processing as efficiently as possible, many companies use a variety of software solutions. Problems often arise afterwards. The software somehow doesn’t really want to fit the different work steps and it’s hard to use, too. In order to spare you such experiences, we have once again summarized the most important points to consider when choosing software.

The tasks of mail processing

Internal mail processing tasks include delivering mail, managing mailboxes, and processing packages. This is often handled by a department specifically responsible for it, or in rarer cases, by.

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Email survey subject lines: 7 best practices to improve open and click-through rates

Many companies ask their customers for feedback with email surveys, often after they've received a product or provided a service. Ideally, your customers will see your request, open the email survey, and provide their feedback.

Although the process sounds simple, in practice there are many different approaches you can try to get your customer to open the email in the first place. The most important thing is the subject line of the email survey. Below are 7 proven strategies for designing email survey subject lines that can help you increase open rates and the number of completed surveys.

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Tips for change management in erp projects

The introduction of ERP projects are certainly among the supertankers of digitization. They present every company – regardless of size – with a major challenge and a considerable risk. The financial cost is considerable and possible restrictions in production and delivery capability an additional danger. However, the biggest danger lurks not in the technology, but in the acceptance of the employees. Change Management addresses exactly this risk.

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Voip software skype for linux 4.3 is available

Microsoft has updated Skype for Linux to version 4.3. The software brings new features and the user interface, neudeutsch UI, has also been revised.

With version 4.3.0.37 the direct Alsa support is history, instead the VoIP software relies completely on PulseAudio. Thereby PulseAudio 4.0 or higher recommended for Skype for Linux.

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Agile coach – opening individual development spaces and making companies better

When organizations want or need to change, the focus is often on efficiency, competitiveness and innovation. However, the potential that arises from the players themselves, when corporate change is accompanied across all levels and targeted development spaces are created, is often still neglected. One role that can create these spaces is the Agile Coach. We spoke to Christian Konz, who plays this role u.a. in an internationally active family business in the industrial sector.

Encouraging self-organized, responsible and meaningful thinking and action

ibo-Blog: Mr. Konz, how did you actually become an Agile Coach?
Christian Konz: That's a good question, because I have several answers to it at once. At my last employer, after a short probationary period, I was simply assigned this role within the company. Whether it's because of my skills or whether it's simply easier to pronounce than my official job title of "In-house Agile Consultant", that's for others to judge. In the meantime, I was also active as a Scrum Master. And I was also an Agile Transformation Coach. The role of Agile Coach is difficult to define or delimit in practice, it is neither an official job title nor is there an institutionalized job description behind it – ultimately, anyone can call themselves this or something else.

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10 Qualities that can make you a good tester

This question is still ringing in my ears when it comes to an interview.

This was the question I was asked early in my career as a software tester. The interviewer asked some aptitude questions as usual and suddenly threw this question at me. I was almost speechless. Most of the time we think we are good at something because we do it, or maybe we assume we are good at it.

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The best of france

It's hard not to be enthralled by France – a destination where you can make unparalleled discoveries guaranteed to exceed all your expectations.

There is no country that attracts both already enthusiastic connoisseurs of the country and the curious in equal measure as France. Whether you want to explore iconic landmarks, experience the country's wealth of attractions, or need creative inspiration that flows as fast as the champagne in historic Champagne, France is absolutely timeless – and sure to draw you back again and again.

Above all, France is one of the oldest nations in the world and has successfully managed to preserve its past. At every turn, you'll encounter yet another museum, yet another art gallery, yet another remarkable architectural feat, and at every turn, jewel-like confections are displayed in the windows of patisseries – making a perfect complement to a morning coffee or afternoon tea.

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Notebook battery care: how to make your battery last longer

Notebook battery care

Whether a startup or a long-established company, more and more companies are switching from desktop PCs to laptops and notebooks. One reason for this is that the boss and employees can remain flexible with the mobile computers and can take their data / work with them everywhere. But also from private households are laptop& Co. In 2017, more than 70 percent of all households in Germany already had a notebook, netbook or laptop.

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