Category: Project Management Knowledge Base
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How to Get More From Project Management Software For Free
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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3 Reasons Job Costing & Invoicing Should Happen Together
Do you use the same tools to manage your job costing and invoicing? When you have software that treats business functions as separate processes there could be opportunities you’re missing out on. When you think of features as part of the same process in your business then you can use them to your advantage. That’s…
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Xero’s 2022 Predictions & What They Mean For Fabricators
Xero has released their new insights for 2022, so we’ve taken the top predictions to explain what they might mean for fabrication businesses heading into 2022. The past few years have seen massive changes, but one thing that has stayed consistent from their 2021 predictions is the improvement of technology to help small businesses. It…
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Make Moving to New System Simple With These 4 Tips
Getting started with any new system can feel like an uphill battle, but with the right tools, you can save yourself the headache. If you’re moving from a pen and paper to software or upgrading to bigger and better tools, here are a few things you can do to make implementation easier. Make it bite-sized While…
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Choose the right project management tools with 4 secrets
Finding the right project management tools helps your business grow & generate incredible results. Sustainable growth is difficult if not impossible without a tool that will scale with your business. Changing your project management system can also mean potentially long periods of decision making, testing, switching and adapting ahead of you, so it is crucial…
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Find Out How Much Free Spreadsheet Templates Really Cost
When your business is growing, looking for ways to support it’s growth is essential to keep the momentum going. Looking for cheap or free ways is always tempting, but when it comes to choosing free spreadsheets over proper project management and job costing options, it could cost your business more than you realise. 5 Ways…
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Top 4 ways to avoid “scope creep” in your projects
Do you find your projects nearly always go over time, over budget or cost you more than you thought they would? Scope creep can be one of the biggest killers of project profitability. What is scope creep? According to the dictionary, Scope creep is “uncontrolled growth in the scope or requirements of a project”. But…
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How job tracking software improves your business results
Have you been umming and erring over getting or upgrading your job tracking software? It can be a tricky decision, as implementing a new system can mean a big upheaval of your business. But, armed with the right tools, job tracking software can be the very thing that drives your business growth. Here are the…
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5 Ways to Improve Your Fabrication Productivity
Time is money, right? So, when it comes to running a successful fabrication 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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The 7 Quoting Secrets To Win More Work
Keep info simple Depending on what you produce, and how bespoke it is, will change how much information you will want to put on your quote. If you’re building a piece of furniture with 8 main pieces or a full caravan with thousands, your customer may only need to see the item they are purchasing,…
