Category: Project Management Knowledge Base
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5 Ways Your Business Could be Invoicing Better
Invoicing helps your business get paid for the work you and your team do. No matter if you bill before or after you complete the work, there are things that you can do to improve your invoicing. There are always consistent tweaks that you can make, but here are 5 things you can do now…
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3 Essential Benefits to Project Scheduling
When you can see your team’s projects and deadlines, particularly through effective project scheduling, you give yourself more control over your business. WorkGuru’s scheduling tools let you not only see what’s happening and when it’s due but also who’s responsible. They let you control and change the details as you need. Here are the top…
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Job costing software can help build client loyalty – here’s how.
There is no denying that customer loyalty is important in growing and maintaining a successful business. Retaining customers is cheaper for your business than acquiring new ones, and loyal customers are less likely to search for alternative solutions before returning to your business. Deloitte research suggests that 38% of businesses moving to cloud-based solutions, like…
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6 Tricks for falling in love with your job costing
Is your relationship with your business processes complicated? It can be extremely frustrating if your job costing processes have become complicated or ineffective. But it’s not all lost! You can take some steps to improve your job costing systems and fall back in love. Here are the top 6 things you can do to reset…
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5 Ways Spreadsheets are harming your business processes
Spreadsheets are powerful tools for number crunching, but are they a good solution for project management or job costing? While spreadsheet templates can seem like a cost-effective way to manage your projects, there are a lot of pitfalls that could be costing your business in the long run. Here are five reasons to be cautious…
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Is job costing software worth its cost? Here’s what WorkGuru users think.
Knowing if a job costing system is right for your business can feel impossible when looking from the outside. So, how can you know if a new job costing solution will give you the best bang for your buck or be a good fit? Getting a good sense of whether the job costing software will…
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How to improve your project profitability in 5 steps
When you own your own business, profitability is key in anything and everything. Of course, it’s much easier said than done to make every project turn a profit, but there are some things you can do to keep your projects making money. So how can your project profitability be improved, project after project? Encourage Team…
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How Complete Job Costing Systems Help Your Business
Whether you’re working on three large projects a month or hundreds of small orders, job costing is a huge part of your business. But with so many solutions on the market and many ways to stay organised, job costing can mean something different in every business. While businesses can certainly get by with multiple spreadsheets…
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Looking for a new job costing solution, here’s where to start.
Looking for a job costing system can be a hard task. On the one hand, you’re overwhelmed with choice, but on the other, it feels impossible to sieve through the options and look for the perfect fit. To help you save time and narrow down your options, we’ve created a checklist to find the best…
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4 common stock control mistakes & how to avoid them
From a single workshop to a multi-location warehouse operation, stock control is a critical part of business management in a lot of industries. Getting it right can be tricky as businesses balance the time and costs of managing their inventory with accurate record keeping. While the right processes and tools will differ from business to…
