"Retain Cloud has completely transformed how we manage our workforce. Engagement costing is now available in real time, scheduling is effortless, and remote access has made resource planning significantly easier."
Engineering firms know the challenge well: hitting high utilisation rates is harder here than in almost any other discipline. In fact, just 4.5% of engineering firms achieve 90%+ utilisation, compared with 16.8% across the wider consulting market.
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Transforming Resource Management with Retain
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How to manage your delivery team for maximum efficiency
The strength of the delivery team is a vital factor in determining how successful a project will be, so making sure you have the right people for the job is crucial...
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How to ensure peak performance when demand spikes
Let’s say times are great for your firm. You have a range of clients all wanting your services and throwing money in your direction. Is this the easiest time to be a consultancy?
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Can effective resource management benefit your accountancy firm?
For accountancy firms, where skilled staff represent both their biggest cost and biggest source of revenue, effective resource management is critical to creating client value, enhancing profitability and maintaining a competitive edge...
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Avoid These 4 Resource Planning Mistakes
Resource Planning, if done well, can have a hugely positive impact on any business: a more streamlined planning process, overall efficiencies, and breaking down of business silos being amongst them...
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The Importance of Talent Management
When firms first started adopting resource planning software over two decades ago, the need was rather straight forward: how could software be leveraged to make the most of available resource. Furthermore...