Shakespeare's Globe has selected Sapphire to implement and support a 10 user SAP Business One solution to strengthen operational efficiency and meet advanced reporting requirements.
David Magness, Head of Finance at Shakespeare's Globe, explained the need to find a new back office system saying "Quite simply the existing accounts system was old - it had been in place for 13 years and we had outgrown it. Shakespeare's Globe is much more than just the theatre; there is also the exhibition, shop, support function and an education department that covers numerous different activities. The many facets to our business make the accounting quite complex, so a solution that could manage multiple divisions was required."
"SAP Business One stood out thanks to multi-dimensional analysis functionality and the ability to integrate with iDocuments [a system that manages expenses, purchasing and sales invoicing] which will improve document flow through the business. The reporting functionality really suited us too, for example we will quickly and easily be able to run reports on Daily Box Office Takings as well as the amount spent on Educational Practitioners for the various courses we run. Management reports can be run on demand on any aspect of our business at summary level with drill down to further analysis and/or transactional level detail as required; this will significantly enhance the timeliness, quality, level of detail, accuracy and availability of our management reporting" he added.
