Monday, July 11th, 2011

PR firm Veritas Communications, 360 Visibility and WorkBook A/S reach new heights of innovation with the world’s first Professional Services Automation solution powered by Microsoft Azure in the cloud
Veritas’s selection of WorkBook v8.0 on Azure a revolutionary step in the cloud-based application world
Toronto, July 11, 2011 — After an exhaustive selection process that included the consideration of cloud and on-premise solutions, public relations firm Veritas Communications Inc. has signed on with 360 Visibility Inc. and the professional services automation solution, WorkBook v8.0. (more…)
Tags: 360 WorkBook, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Cloud Computing, Professional Services, project management, Public Relations
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Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
Planning is everything. It’s thanks to its clever application, after all, a fella can save for the Varadero beach eight months before his travel date, cut a square of wrapping paper precisely-sized for the remote-control helicopter it will envelop and prepare just enough lasagna for the expected guest list of stomachs.
In early 2010, Aberdeen Group tried to understand just how well prepared project-focused organizations are to manage and execute their projects. The results of the survey that followed were sobering. (more…)
Tags: billable hours, Professional Services, project management, resource management
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Monday, September 20th, 2010
Project-based businesses are under more pressure than ever to turn profits from inside cleverly organized and efficiently managed operations. All due to:
- The hammering effects of the economy.
- A diminishing pool of effective human resources.
- Complex new challenges in managing both customer-facing and back-office processes.
- An increasingly global level of stand-up competition.
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Tags: Advertising Agency, Professional Services, project management, Project Profitability, Public Relations
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Monday, August 30th, 2010
A recent report from the Aberdeen Group, a Boston-situated provider of fact-based business research for corporations and individuals, suggests that project-based businesses—including engineering firms—could benefit dramatically from the adoption of both enterprise-level project management tools and the mindset to put them to effective use. (more…)
Tags: engineering firms, Enterprise Software, PM tools, Professional Services, project management, project scheduling
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