Professional services firms face increasing pressure to deliver more innovation ASAP and adapt to the accelerating pace of change. You know, the usual challenges that define this complex digital era. A key part of tackling these challenges and building the flexible, resilient firm of the future is embracing a composable architecture. According to Gartner, composability…
According to Deloitte, professional services firms need to embrace AI, business intelligence (BI), and big data analytics because they have no other option. In other words, opting out is a death sentence. While just about every industry is in that same boat, BI and advanced, cloud-based analytics have become central to the professional services business…
Professional Services Firms need to evolve ASAP — both to help their clients respond to disruptive forces and remain competitive amid rapidly changing conditions themselves. Most business leaders know that something needs to change, yet struggle to define what needs to happen, much less how to put plans into action. Below, we’ll look at some…
Revenue forecasting is a process used to predict future revenue for the purpose of making strategic business decisions. It plays a key role in helping firms secure long-term profitability, increase market share, and keep competitors at bay. Among professional services pros, revenue forecasting has long been considered more “art” than “science.” Though, with recent advances…
For professional services firms, inaccurate time-tracking processes cause serious damage to the bottom line and the business in general. See, when professionals fail to log billable hours accurately or turn their reports in on-time, it impacts the entire organization. It’s impossible to stay on top of capacity planning and resource management. Forecasts and decisions are…
Culture is a foundational part of any business — and investing in making it better benefits firms on multiple fronts. Happier employees deliver better client experiences, are more likely to stick around, and are eager to learn new skills and collaborate on innovative solutions. Professional services companins are no exception. For professional services firms, culture…
Proactive resource planning is crucial to the success of any project-based organization. There’s a lot on the line. Get it wrong, the business loses money, credibility, and potentially, even fails. Poor resource planning triggers destructive ripples across the entire organization — dealing multiple blows to the bottom line. For example, if you underestimate the resources…
Technology continues to shape the professional services industry in profound ways. For starters, cloud-based productivity apps and communication tools have given firms the ability to work remotely and engage clients in new ways. Advances in AI and machine learning can automate back-end processes that keep employees from performing valuable work — and as a result,…
The forces transforming today’s professional services landscape – are familiar ones. We’re talking digitization, the shift toward data-first business strategies, our collective post-COVID recovery, and so on. You know, those same disruptive forces redefining all sectors from manufacturing and retail to healthcare and tech. These disruptors may sound like old news, and in some ways,…
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