Today's Technology for Tomorrow's Firm.
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WHERE DOES YOUR FIRM STAND? Bella (offi ce mascot), Pamela Madden (client coor- dinator) Joe Madden (owner & founder), Jill Wood (payroll manager) Joe and his wife Tracy moved to Texas from Oklahoma, where he'd at ended Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Tracy at ended the University of Oklahoma's Health Sciences Center, and is now the facilities administrator at the Davita Dialysis center in Denison. Prior to college, Joe served in the U.S. Navy aboard the frigate USS Ouellet. Joe and Tracy have also found an alternative use for the fi rm's offi ce aſt er hours. "Tracy and I like to play poker, and our offi ce is a great location to host occasional tournaments. T e building is more than 100 years old and has huge wide open spaces." T e most recent tournament had nearly 30 players. T ey also participate in some charity games and at end other tournaments, though he readily admits that Tracy is the bet er player. T e couple has two daughters (10 and 14), and when not at ending their events, such as cheerleading, the family loves to get out for extended road trips. "We like to just take our time, meander a lit le and stay a few days in some places with no real schedule or set plans." Last year, they drove to Chicago via Kansas City and St. Louis, with a uniquely inspired theme. "It was kind of like reliving the TV show, "Man v. Food," since we went to several of the restaurants featured on the show." T ey visited about six or seven such restaurants during that trip, but Joe notes that he didn't try any of the eating challenges for which the show is famous. T ey're already starting to plan their next road trip — destination Florida. T e family at ends Sherman Bible Church (www.shermanbible.com). What We've Learned (an interesting stat) PRODUCTIVITY SCORE AVERAGES Regarding wireless in the offi ce: Over one-third of fi rms indicate that they provide wireless access in their offi ces. Unfortunately, 10% don't seem to encrypt and/or hide the SSID. Take the productivity survey today at www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com/productivity-survey PRODUCTIVITY. The Productivity Survey.v2 includes a series of updated questions to measure your  PK³Q NPMBSARGTGRW ?LB adoption of technology. PERFORMANCE. $?AF  PK AMKNJCRGLE RFC Productivity Survey.v2 receives its own individualized report with correlations between overall productivity ?LB ?AACNR?LAC MD CÄ AGCLR processes and technology solutions. PROFITABILITY. Each individual report includes suggestions for improving the NPMBSARGTGRW GL WMSP  PK 6GRF increased productivity, your  PK A?L KCCR RMB?W³Q BCK?LBQ of producing more with less.