Category: Knowledge Base
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Recurring Work is Important for Your Business – Here’s Why.
The importance of recurring work is often discussed, but why does it actually matter to your business? In a nutshell, customers that come back time and time again can help you to develop a stable revenue stream. This can help you to grow, and give your business a buffer in volatile times. Recurring customers and…
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5 Ways To Seriously Improve Project Profitability
Profit: It’s what makes the world go round, or your business go round… When you own your own business, they’re the same. Profitability is key in anything and everything you do as a business. Of course, it’s much easier said than done to make every project turn a profit, but there are some things you…
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5 Ways To Reduce the Stock You Need
Why reduce your stock? Keeping stock on your shelves is one of the most important aspects of any business, no matter what you’re selling and whether your shelves are physical or virtual. Whether you’re a bespoke craft maker or a major sheet metal fabricator, you need to have ‘stock’ to keep customers coming back. But…
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5 Ways Time Tracking Makes You More Productive
When you run your own business, time is one of your greatest resources and expenses, and tracking time is both important, and a pain in the neck.Ultimately, most businesses aim to do more with less when it comes to time management – this is amplified when you manage a team, as they are your conduit…
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How cloud-based tech is supporting Aussie manufacturers
Businesses rely on the resources they have to produce great work. Whether it’s great supplier relationships, a dedicated team, or the tools in their workshops, the quality of the inputs into your projects make a huge impact. One increasingly important tool for your arsenal is business management software that can grow with your business. With…
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4 Essential WIP Reporting Tools For Your Business
There are a few WIP reporting tools to have in your kit that make sense when you want to get more visibility over your projects. WorkGuru is packed with these timesaving and workflow improving features that help you get the most out of your projects and understand what’s happening in your business. Here are the…
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Why Tracking Project Margins Matters
Actual vs forecast project margins are key when budgeting, as it tells you how accurate your estimate was, and how efficient your team were in delivering the project. Understanding your actuals & forecast project margins is critical for any business, but accurately predicting and capturing them can be a challenge. Tracking these margins in real-time…
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3 Ways to Make Your WIP reporting a breeze
Reporting on the work you do can be a crucial part of your business process. Whether it’s checking that your projects are still scheduled to be completed before the deadline, confirming your jobs are profitable or reporting back to the client, WIP reporting is a big deal. Here are three things you can look into…
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Boost Your Manufacturing Productivity with 5 Effective Tips
Time is money, right? So, when it comes to running a successful manufacturing business, productivity is extremely important. There are several ways to increase productivity on the floor by removing obstacles and reorganising work methods without sacrificing quality and safety. In fact, lifting productivity comes down to creating a skilled workforce while also adopting new…
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Top 3 Scheduling Tools to Help Manage Your Projects
Managing your team, capacity and upcoming projects is a key part of job management. WorkGuru has you covered with three scheduling tools to make your life easier. Project scheduling Get a sense of what’s coming up and what will be on your plate. The project scheduling tools show you the start date and due…
