We take good support seriously in Scoro, as we’re ever committed to helping you work smoother and smarter. To make sure the necessary help is always at hand, we’ve created a new clever companion for you – say hello to the Help Station! And we’re topping it off with a few general usability improvements.

Over-servicing, where agencies spend more hours on a client’s project than quoted or billed for, is one of the oldest and most challenging issues in the professional services business. It bites into profits, lowers agency margins, and is generally seen as a self-destructive business practice. But, as our recent survey of over 100 professional service agencies revealed, it is a far more complex issue than can be ascribed to only bad planning or inefficient resource utilization.

To keep our finger on the pulse of what makes the professional services industry tick, we recently interviewed over 100 agencies for our 2023 Clockwork report – The Agency Operations Survey. The survey, which was conducted in partnership with Agency Hackers, aims to collect detailed insights into the processes that drive agencies, their best practices, and how they run their operations. We asked questions on agency structure, client management, and internal processes.

Few other industries have suffered as much as the event services business over the last few years. Luckily, the green shoots that appeared in 2022 thanks to the return of in-person events look set fair for growth in 2023. But set against an uncertain economic outlook, how can a modern agency take advantage of the opportunity while balancing the risk?

Agency owners and operators spend a lot of time chasing new business in their eternal search for sustained profitability, and who can blame them? It is quite human and normal to look for solutions where it’s convenient – not where it’s expedient. But the results of our 2023 Agency Operations Survey point to another key area to focus on in the pursuit of agency excellence – process improvement.

Good planning tools help you make smart decisions and set your project up for success right from the get-go. So this month we’re all about making Scoro’s Planner even more powerful! On top of that, we’ve further improved some filtering, exporting and calendar sync options in Scoro.

SoftwareReviews, a prominent resource for insights on the software provider market, recently published its 2023 Project Management Emotional Footprint awards, naming Scoro as champion in the mid-market segment. Scoro scored 99 out of 100 in the Net Emotional Footprint index and ranked top in the Value Index, where SoftwareReviews rated us at 93. Scoro was rated particularly highly when it came to continual improvement, according to the results polled from verified end-user reviews.

Almost no other sphere of the professional services industry takes up as much manual time and wastes as many productive hours as checking, chasing, and reconciling payments. Bringing reliability into your cash flow and payments requires solid processes, modern automation options, and great visibility into your customers’ payment habits. The key is to make the whole process easier. It should be easy to issue correct invoices on time.

Invoicing and payment are often the final chapters in the story of a project, and just like with any great book or movie, a good conclusion makes all the difference. The value of getting paid on time for work delivered cannot be overstated, as it is vital to your business’s cash flow and your ability to forecast revenue successfully.

We’re starting the year off by bringing even greater flexibility to Scoro – from more easily adjustable role prices and more convenient time entry management to better customizable search settings.