Acknowledgement

First and foremost, my thanks and appreciation go to my colleague and co-author, David Duncan. We spent many nights in hotel lobbies working on this book and without this dedication; this book would not have been possible.

I would also like to thank our incredible management team at I.B.I.S., Inc. for allowing us the opportunity and support in writing this book.

I am especially grateful for my colleagues at I.B.I.S., Inc. It is truly a privilege to work with them each and every day. All have left an indelible impression on me as consummate professionals.

No book is the sole work of just the author and along with being exceptional colleagues at I.B.I.S., our technical reviewers Christina Belding and Amy Walsh deserve the highest praise for stepping forward to help David and I complete this project. We truly appreciate their candid comments and the professionalism it takes to critique your fellow colleagues.

Special thanks is reserved for Kerry George, Maitreya Bhakal, Leena Purkait, and the rest of the Packt Publishing team for guiding us every step of the way in producing our first publication. We could not have done this without you.

And finally I want to thank my boss and my friend Clinton Weldon. It is because of his mentorship over the past 10 years that I have been able to learn so much about ERP products and bring that knowledge to every customer that I visit.