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Articles by Ryan Brown

I have spent the majority of my post collegiate professional career working intimately with system integrators relating to the use and implementation of software for improving business process. When I joined Media Environment Design in 2002, Sam Cavitt and I were primarily working with companies as outsourced designers, our tool of choice? D-Tools. We soon began offering D-Tools training and implementation support to the rapidly growing user base of D-Tools customers and this soon became our primary focus with Media Environment Design. We have worked with over six hundred companies since.

DTU UK/EU May 6-8, 2009
02/09/2009 – 4:10 pm | Comments Off
DTU UK/EU May 6-8, 2009

D-Tools is heading back over the pond to the UK for another European/ UK version of D-Tools University!  May 6-8, 2009.  This intense three-day training event will provide in-depth information on the all new SI5.5 …

I’ve Got D-Tools Now What? Part 4 of 5
02/09/2009 – 2:09 pm | One Comment
I’ve Got D-Tools Now What? Part 4 of 5

Part 4 of 5
In my last post I wrote about creating the Implementation Plan. In this post we will move forward with executing on that plan. I break down the execution phase into …

I’ve Got D-Tools Now What? Part 3 of 5
02/02/2009 – 8:35 am | One Comment
I’ve Got D-Tools Now What? Part 3 of 5

Part 3 of 5
In my last post I introduced the concept of the ‘Implementation Assessment’, the process we follow to create a ‘scope of work’ for the implementation. In this post we will create …

I’ve Got D-Tools Now What? Part 2 of 5
01/28/2009 – 4:39 pm | One Comment
I’ve Got D-Tools Now What?  Part 2 of 5

Part 2 of 5
In my last post I introduced the concept and importance of an implementation plan and described some of the common reasons software implementations fail. In this post I will focus on …

I’ve Got D-Tools…Now What? Part 1 of 5
01/23/2009 – 10:30 am | One Comment
I’ve Got D-Tools…Now What? Part 1 of 5

Part 1 of 5
I have a series of 5 posts planned under the topic, “I’ve Got D-Tools…Now What??!! The basis for this comes from a webinar I gave a few years back and am …

New Improvements to MIT Training for D-Tools
01/21/2009 – 9:43 am | One Comment
New Improvements to MIT Training for D-Tools

January 14, 2009 San Diego, CA – Media Environment Design, Inc, founding D-Tools certified partner and creator of the successful “MIT” Unlimited Access D-Tools training program, has announced the latest improvements to its successful training …

New D-Tools Blog Category – Implementation Station
01/14/2009 – 1:16 am | Comments Off
New D-Tools Blog Category – Implementation Station

First post from Ryan Brown of D-Tools certified partner Media Environment Design.

MIT Training Program for D-Tools Celebrates 500th Live Training
05/08/2008 – 12:01 pm | Comments Off

We recently announced the two year anniversary and 500th online MIT course given to our customers and to help us celebrate this breakthrough training program, we’re offering you an entire year of MIT for only …

MED Introduces Media Interactive Training (MIT)
04/18/2008 – 10:22 pm | Comments Off

Introducing MIT (Media Interactive Training)
New Training program provides unlimited access to training for an entire year.
Media Environment Design, Inc., founding D-Tools Certified Partner, has announced a new training program, Media Interactive Training (MIT),  designed to …

D-Tools Workshops Added to MIT Course Curriculum
01/24/2008 – 10:20 am | Comments Off

Media Environment Design, Inc, founding D-Tools certified partner and creator of the successful “MIT” Unlimited Access D-Tools training program, has announced the introduction of interactive workshops to its successful D-Tools training program, MIT.  These interactive …

SI 5 Smart Migration Plan
07/25/2007 – 4:27 pm | Comments Off

D-Tools System Integrator 5
Smart Migration Plan

Developed By: Media Environment Design, Inc. & D-Tools, Inc.

This document has been created to help educate current D-Tools SI user companies on managing their upgrade to D-Tools …

Use Labor Skus to Estimate Your Programming
06/25/2007 – 4:25 pm | Comments Off
Use Labor Skus to Estimate Your Programming

Using the Labor sku functionality in D-Tools has created a method to sequentially build your programming allowance into your project as you create the bill of materials for your proposal.  We use a series of …