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Calculating project profitability: Tips and techniques for success

Improving a project’s profitability means you earn more money while still delivering high-quality results to your clients. Everyone wins. But it can be hard to keep track of your project’s financial health because of tight deadlines and rising costs. If that sounds familiar, this post will help you. Keep reading to learn what project profitability is, how to calculate it, and ways to improve it. We cover important topics like project revenue, direct costs, and key financial metrics.

The 8 best project management timeline templates in 2024

Are you feeling swamped by deadlines? You’re not alone! Managing a project can get messy pretty quickly without the right tools. That’s where project management timeline template comes to the rescue. Whether you're juggling multiple projects or just trying to streamline your workflow, a project timeline template could be just what you need!

IT process automation

IT teams face a lot of challenges in today’s tech-driven world. You’re constantly juggling repetitive tasks—like software updates and help desk requests—which can feel like a never-ending cycle. This leaves little time for the strategic work that drives the business forward. On top of that, there’s pressure to keep systems running smoothly while maintaining security measures. Manual processes can lead to mistakes, resulting in downtime or security breaches.

How to create the perfect design brief template

Working in design and marketing is often fast-paced, as trends change quickly—what's relevant today might not be relevant tomorrow. As a result, agencies often face several challenges as they juggle multiple clients, manage tight deadlines, and try to keep everyone on the same page. Miscommunication and unclear expectations can result in frustration and wasted time.

Better utilize and organize your team with Roles

As someone that delivers client work, we understand that managing your staff’s workloads and keeping them organized is a big feat! Fortunately for you, our latest release is here to help you out big time. Coming from a place to simplify the distribution of work, Roles offers a new way to organize your team so resourcing can be streamlined strategically by talent. If there’s one way to nail your resource management in Teamwork.com, Roles is it!

Build invoices in QuickBooks with real-time data from Teamwork.com

Client service firms running on QuickBooks and Teamwork.com are rejoicing thanks to an even tighter integration between the two platforms. A brand new, one-of-a-kind integration is here to help you translate your billable time into dollars and get paid for your client work! The new Advanced QuickBooks Integration automatically passes billable time information from Teamwork.com to QuickBooks helping streamline and accelerate your invoice creation process.

The best software for Managed Services Providers

To win long-term business, managed service providers (MSPs) need to do more than simply deliver services: you need to keep operations on track, designate workloads efficiently, and build positive (and profitable) client relationships. But when you deal with complex systems all day, every day, the last thing you need is more complexity. That’s why no MSP software stack is complete without a powerful, scalable project management platform to plan, organize, and deliver their work.

Project budgeting software: 9 tools to manage budgets and maximize profitability

Keeping projects on track and within budget can get overwhelming if you don't have the right tools to help you track spending, manage resources, and deliver projects on time. This guide will help you get a handle on how to easily manage your project's budget while avoiding unforeseen expenses and cost overruns. We cover the basics of budget management, suggest the best tools for project managers, and highlight important features to think about when choosing a tool.

A comprehensive guide to resource management systems

Spinning plates, herding cats, keeping multiple balls in the air: there’s no shortage of creative terms to describe just how challenging it is to keep complex projects with lots of different parts running smoothly. When you work in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment like an agency or professional services firm, it’s essential to keep those plates—err, projects—on track.

The best client management software

For agencies, professional services, consultancies, and any other client-based business, delivering great work is only half the job. The other half is working alongside your clients to provide exceptional experiences, stellar communication, and flexible collaboration. It’s a constant balancing act between ensuring client satisfaction and staying profitable. To help you walk that tightrope, you need client management software.