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
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Axcentro
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Business & Enterprise North East Ltd
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Charles Taylor
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Climate Change
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Ensight Management Consulting
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G L Hearn
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Libra Quality Consult
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Partnership UK
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Stellent
Sector challenges
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Project Overrun
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Failure to recover expenses
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Incorrect revenue recognition
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Staff planning
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Specific skills shortage
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Over-valuation of work-in-progress
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Low staff utilization
systems@work Benefits
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Enables analysis of actuals against budget
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Can handle multiple project types: fixed-price, time and material, etc.
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Enables capture of current % completion and retain information for historical analysis
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Enables correct revenue recognition
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Enables analysis by sector, client, grade, role, project, location, etc.
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Can combine (or separate) expense billing from time-based invoicing
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Enables capture of staff skills matrix
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Can manage staff availability and planning
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Integrates with Microsoft Project
