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ERP vs PSA: Choosing the Ideal Solution For Professional Services
Not sure what to choose beween an ERP vs PSA for your professional services company? Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Professional Services Automation (PSA) solutions both offer unique benefits for streamlining operations and driving...
Adapting your user interface for visual accessibility
What’s the importance of the User Interface in a PSA software? Recently a prospective customer who experienced visual challenges asked us how to adapt the Klient interface for accessibility. We happily walked them through a demo of how to do it.
Always lead with your “why”
Do you communicate your ideas with colleagues? If not… you should. Let’s say you’re describing a new feature to your dev team. You specify a button should appear on the top right of the interface.
Why? Is there a reason for that placement? For example, will it provide a better UX? Will it reduce scroll time?
Use EOS to run your business
Have you heard of the EOS model – or Entrepreneurial Operating System? First introduced in Traction by Gino Wickman, this is the model we recommend for all SaaS and professional service teams to run their businesses.
Create Checklists to Manage Fewer Tasks
Does your dashboard look like a messy set of tasks? Maybe it’s time to consider using Checklists instead! Checklists are an easy way to regroup to-do lists inside a single task. For example, instead of having 10 tasks to onboard your client, you could only have one, but add items such as Send questionnaire, Book onboarding call, Send documentation link, etc…
Leverage Salesforce LWC to take control of your workflow!
Don’t be afraid to leverage Salesforce in a way that’s customized to your team’s needs! We love posting helpful content, but managing it across a word, CMS, and version manager… not so much. Here’s what we’ve done to help our team:
The power of an email recap
Meetings, meetings, meetings… our days are stacked with them. Indeed, today’s businesses have lots of moving parts, so it’s crucial to get everyone together and on the same page. To get the most out of client meetings, an email recap can be a powerful tool!
Have you scheduled your next meeting?
Always book your next meeting…. before you end your call, book the next one.
There’s many benefits to this:
• You’ll be able to plan throughly beforehand.
• You can structure the agenda, so that both sides will be prepared.
• You can easily handle action items for the following week.
Send a project status weekly to build customer trust
Sending a Project Status weekly will make you free! We send this project status weekly to our customers with Time & Expense Projects. Is there anything missing? Keeping customers and us in sync is a no-brainer when both sides can easily see the budget, scope, and timeline.
From Finance to Resource Management: ERP for the Full Spectrum of Professional Services
The professional services industry is undergoing a major transformation driven by digital technologies and changing customer expectations. To remain competitive and profitable in this rapidly changing landscape, professional services firms...
From Scope to Success: A Guide to Professional Services Project Management
As a professional services firm, your clients rely on you to deliver projects on time, on budget, and to their satisfaction. In a competitive marketplace, delivering successful projects can make all the difference in retaining and attracting...
From Good to Great: How Competencies Can Elevate Your Project Management Skills
Project management is a challenging profession that requires a combination of technical, behavioral, and contextual competencies. As a project manager, your ability to successfully plan, execute, and close projects are largely dependent on...

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