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How Purpose-Built Software for Services Improves Four Key Performance Indicators
Learn how purpose-built software improves 4 key services metrics: utilization rate, profit margin, net promoter score & employee attrition.
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Is Business Intelligence Software Right for Me?
The term “business intelligence software” can seem daunting, but in actuality these software solutions can be used by any number of businesses to track resources, view data, and create growth plans. If you own and operate a professional services business, take a moment to assess the needs of your company and if you’re meeting them…
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Improve Predictive Accuracy with Resource Forecasting Tools
We all wish we could predict the future. Whether it’s wanting to know the outcome of a football game, the weather forecast, or even the lottery numbers, everyone has fantasized in some way or another about knowing what’s to come. The same is true for project management. Being able to predict a project’s timeline, possible…
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What Is The Kantata Professional Services Cloud?
This is an excerpt from “The Kantata Professional Services Cloud—Purpose-Built Technology for Unmatched Advantage.” Read the full whitepaper here. The Kantata Professional Services Cloud provides technology specifically designed to address the unique needs of services organizations. Kantata enables exponentially more effective operations and scaling in today’s networked economy. There are five key technical advantages the…
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Simplify Success with Resource Management Software
Resource management is the cornerstone of success for a thriving professional services business. That’s because in professional services organizations, your product is your people – without them, there would be no way to ensure clients are successful. Simply having the resources to undertake a project isn’t enough; you need to know how and when to…
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Why Client Success Will Define Professional Services In 2022
John Ragsdale, Distinguished Researcher and Vice-President of Technology at TSIA, recently rejoined The Professional Services Pursuit podcast from Kantata. This episode sheds light on what professional services organizations should be focusing on in 2022, including rethinking client success and improving adoption rates. Regarding this year’s priorities, John revealed, “2022 is the year that the rubber’s…
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Discover What You Can Accomplish With PSA Software
Sustainable productivity is key for a successful business in this day and age. Not only do we need to reliably provide a quality product or service, we need to ensure that all of the internal systems we rely on are supporting this productivity. After all, products and services may be the bread and butter of…
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Building the Optimal Implementation Team
So you’re ready to make the move to the Kantata Professional Services Cloud and your Client Success Manager (CSM) is asking for dates and times for the kickoff and wondering who will be involved in your implementation. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed with all the upfront important decisions that need to be made. So here’s…
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Project Time Tracking: Make the Most of the Moment
Most aspects of project tracking are fairly intuitive. Frequent progress reports, task completion, and various milestones all provide valuable insight about the state of a project and its estimated completion. A less intuitive aspect is project time tracking. Many of us are familiar with recording hours worked in the form of clocking in or out.…
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My 3 Favorite Features for High Impact Improvements
By Nadia Chang, Senior Business Consultant at Kantata Kantata is a powerful platform that allows for multi-faceted management of projects and resources. And while there are many ways that Kantata can help a professional services organization, leveraging the different features of Kantata will allow you to optimize the data outputs you can get from the…
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The 5 Pillars of Resource Management Solutions
Resource management is an art form that requires an excellent understanding of how the parts of a project come together to create a successful product or service. While resource management has never been simple, the larger and more complex businesses of today are becoming increasingly difficult to manage and include more individual pieces than ever…
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Meet New Mavenlink and Kimble Applications CEO Michael Speranza
In the latest episode of the Professional Services Pursuit podcast, John Ragsdale, a Distinguished Researcher and Vice President of Technology Ecosystems at TSIA, sits down with Michael Speranza, recently named CEO of Mavenlink and Kimble Applications. The two discussed Michael’s immediate priorities and his long-term vision following our recent announcement that the merger of both…
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How To Say “No” to a Professional Services Client
By John Waite, Principal Project Manager at Kantata How to say “no” to clients. It’s something project managers and delivery teams – or anyone on the front lines – wrestle with on a regular basis. Have you been daunted to say no? To a client? To a sales prospect? Saying no to clients can be…
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Becoming a Resource Manager – A Firsthand Account of My Path to Success
Read this blog to hear from Jordan Boemer how you can find success in your career path as a resource manager.
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Online Collaboration in 2021: Evolution or Revolution?
By looking at how online collaboration will change in 2021, you can make informed decisions on how you collaborate today and in the coming years.