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Project profitabilitySee what every engagement earnsMargin GuardFind the work you haven’t billedSales and quotingQuote from the delivery planPeople and capacityStaff by skill and availabilityDelivery and timePlans, timesheets and approvalsInvoicing and cash flowBill on time, see cash 13 weeks outWorkflows and approvalsRules, forms and deadlinesSecurity and accessRoles, permissions and sign-in
OrkestraWhy is Lone Star losing money?OrkestraLone Star’s margin at completion is −9.7%, against 28.0% sold. The team logged 395 days of the 300 planned.3 sourcesMeet Orkestra
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Margin, cost and cash, explained.
How services firms can know what each hour costs, why margin moved and what cash is ahead. With examples from Mesabrook, our demo company.
How to calculate what an hour costsMost tools use a cost rate someone entered by hand. Here is how KPilot calculates one consultant’s hourly cost from pay, employer taxes and overhead.Why did margin move? Stop rebuilding the answer by handMost firms explain margin changes in a spreadsheet each month. KPilot breaks the change down by driver every day.Find the work you haven’t billedWork that was delivered but not invoiced shows up when you check every project every day.Cash ahead for a services firm, built from its projectsCash tools don’t know your projects, and project tools don’t forecast cash. KPilot connects both, so the forecast updates itself.Rent, tools and the back office: getting overhead into client marginIf overhead never reaches client margin, every client can look profitable while the company is not.
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