Having worked with many professional service organisations (PSO’s) over the years, from SME’s through to many large multi-nationals, many fail to see the benefits that simple timesheet billing software can bring to the business, especially from the point of view of improving cashflow and increasing profitability. A key way of achieving this is ensuring that … Read more →

One key benefit of implementing time sheet software in a professional service orgnaisation is the potential to increase profitability. How you increase profitability varies depending on the organisation, however multiple options exist from improving productivity, reducing project costs or more accurate revenue recognition. In this article we examine three ways of ways of how time … Read more →

For many project driven or professional services organisations,  managing resources and ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget will be a delicate balancing act.  In our turbulent times and with fierce competition,  professional service organisations are having to work harder and harder to retain customers and win new business –  and with budgets being squeezed, … Read more →

With the tough economic conditions over the past few years, Professional Service Organisations have been forced to lower operating costs and look for cost effective ways of retaining and gaining new business. As conditions improve Professional Services Organisations should be focused on understanding how they can improve on the projects that have been delivered, as well … Read more →

In this article we provide a tear down of Atlantic Global OnDemand to explore the features and functionality that make this application one of the most comprehensive, configurable and easy to use solutions available. Below are what we deem to be the most important criteria for any web based timesheet system. Timesheet Management Software should … Read more →

In this concluding session we will be looking at how to kick start the PPM process and the key questions to ask when conducting a readiness assessment. Finally we will explore the benefits of including a Health Check and Proof of Benefit (PoB) when when deploying PPM. PPM Master Class Part 5: Kick Start the Project … Read more →

In Part 4 of the PPM Master Class we will take a high level view of the PPM framework  and discuss its 6 key areas, including Project Portfolio Definition, Ideas Management, Strategy Alignment, Resource and Business Capability Analysis, Portfolio Selection, Prioritisation and Authorisation, and finally Portfolio Execution and Monitoring. The framework takes into account the fact that every business … Read more →

In Part 3d of the PPM Master Class we continue to look at how you can organise your business ready for Project Portfolio Management and discuss some of the key factors worth considering when tooling up for PPM.  We investigate what PPM Software is, what it’s unique selling points are and what functionality it offers. … Read more →

In Part 3c of the PPM Master Class we continue to look at how you can organise your business for Project Portfolio Management and discuss why gaining ‘Real Time Information’ is essential to implementing a successful PPM process by providing the business with speed and accuracy in its decision making.  To complete part 3c we look at the different … Read more →

In Part 3b of the PPM Master Class we continue to look at how to organise your business for Project Portfolio Management.  We begin by looking at the importance of understanding your resource capability and how your ability to deliver projects is vital to implementing a successful PPM process. We will also explore the importance … Read more →