Consulting

Consulting

Sector characteristics

Project-oriented work – some large, phased projects, some short
Varied pricing: Time and Material, Fixed-Price – milestone based
Occasional need to capture % complete at Project or Task level
Variable utilization – some long, some short assignments
Extensive work at client site
Wide ranging staff skills
Need to forecast staff utilization

Customers

Axcentro
Business & Enterprise North East Ltd
Charles Taylor
Climate Change
Ensight Management Consulting
G L Hearn
Libra Quality Consult
Partnership UK
Stellent

Sector challenges

Project Overrun
Failure to recover expenses
Incorrect revenue recognition
Staff planning
Specific skills shortage
Over-valuation of work-in-progress
Low staff utilization

systems@work Benefits

Enables analysis of actuals against budget
Can handle multiple project types: fixed-price, time and material, etc.
Enables capture of current % completion and retain information for historical analysis
Enables correct revenue recognition
Enables analysis by sector, client, grade, role, project, location, etc.
Can combine (or separate) expense billing from time-based invoicing
Enables capture of staff skills matrix
Can manage staff availability and planning
Integrates with Microsoft Project