Category: Knowledge Base
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3 Important Reasons to know your Project Margins
Knowing your project margins isn’t just about keeping your projects profitable, it’s a cornerstone of your whole-of-business strategy, and underpins every aspect of what you do. Here are the top three reasons to understand your project margins Managing Budgets Budgets are only as accurate as their inputs, and most budgets for complex businesses assume a…
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A quick summary of forecast and actual project margins
Actual vs forecast project margins is a key component when budgeting in every business, as it tells you how accurate your estimate was, and how efficient your team were in delivering the project. While understanding your actual and forecast project margins are both critical for any business, accurately predicting and capturing them can be a…
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5 Free Ways to Get More from Project Management Software
A project management system can be a great investment for your business, helping you to save time and money and giving you powerful insights. While they aren’t secrets, there are lots of things that businesses neglect to do that can help them get even better results. Here are five little things you can do to…
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Make Implementation easier with 4 simple tips
Setting up any new system can be a little daunting if you’ve never done it before. Even more so if you are moving from a pen and paper process onto your first digital platform. Here are a few things you can do to make implementation easier Make it bite-sized While it can seem to be…
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WorkGuru Kiosk Can Uncover Hidden Data in Your Business
When your staff work on a factory or workshop floor, it can be difficult to get them to log into a computer and enter their timesheets, or report what parts they used on a job. Delaying either of these things can have a huge impact on your business, with hidden costs eating into your profit…
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Importing Products 101: How to add product data into WorkGuru
Getting a new project management system set up can be much easier when you have existing data to use and WorkGuru is no exception. The system will let you bulk upload existing product information to save you hours of time manually adding these in line by line. While it’s designed to be easy, there are…
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Forgotten timesheets are costing your business over $40,000 a year
Whatever you build or repair for your customers, from vehicle servicing to bespoke cranes and hoists, labour costs will be a significant part of your expense. For most businesses, labour accounts for around half the cost on a project, and in some industries it’s the largest expense overall. Given that, it’s not hard to imagine…
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Seamless Xero integration means 100s of hours saved for your business
WorkGuru.io’s platform is all about making running your business as simple as possible. Double entry of data, multiple records to update and systems that don’t talk to each other are all hidden productivity killers that WorkGuru aims to destroy! One way this is done is by integrating with Xero so you only need to add information…
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4 Ways Bad Inventory Management is Costing You
Profitable metal fabrication is a careful balancing act… There are lots of factors you have to think about every day to keep things moving smoothly. Inventory Management should be on that list, as getting inventory management wrong can cost your business potential sales and cause increased costs. Regardless of whether your end product has ten…
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Control quotes & invoices with 100+ custom fields
The right project management system can become the heart of your business, helping with every aspect day-after-day, so it’s important that it looks and feels like your business. This is extra important when it comes to quotes, invoices, purchase orders and briefs that you send to your clients and suppliers. There are three key ways…
