5 Tips for Retaining Top Technicians
Solutions360 often talks with integrators about the challenges of finding and retaining top technicians. In 2019, CompTIA research reported the unemployment rate for IT talent at 1.3%, which supports what a time-consuming and expensive task it can be to find
Labor Burden Is a Crucial Concept for Running a Profitable Integration Business
If you hear the term “Labor Burden” and you want to glaze over a bit, don’t Understanding Labor Burden, as applied to the direct hourly cost of your billable labor (Technicians, Engineers, Programmers, Project Managers, etc.), may just change your
Make Your Scope of Work Statements Stand Out
Good Scope of Work Statements Establish Boundaries and Responsibilities A well-defined and communicated scope statement is one of the primary methods of managing a client’s often-changing expectations of what they will ultimately receive from a project. This is developed during
4 Tips for Implementing HaaS and Financing in Your Integration Business
It is time for integrators to embrace change. Being in the tech industry, you are already well aware of the need to keep up with the pace of change. One way technology providers are helping their customers keep up with
Better Processes Equals Better Projects
When was the last time your integration business focused on process improvement? Process management is an exercise in efficiency – it is all about doing the correct things while minimizing waste. There are a lot of programs out there that address
Don’t Be a Cash-Blind Owner Part 3: Cash Burn Rate
This is the final installment in our blog series about cash flow management, and cash-blind owners. What are cash-blind owners, you wonder? Simply put, they are integration firm owners who are completely oblivious to the monthly cash flow activity of
Video Demo: Q360 Cash Flow Forecasting Dashboard
We are excited to release the newly updated cash flow forecasting dashboard in Q360 Why is cash flow forecasting important? The object of cash flow forecasting is to compare how much cash you receive each month to how much cash
10 Critical Reports in Q360 to Help You Make Informed Business Decisions
Author: Tofiq Indawala, PMP As businesses face this unprecedented time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, having access to critical business data has become even more vital. Businesses need critical data faster and more reliably then ever before to help make
Change Management Best Practices for Integrators
Communication is the key to successful change management Managing change is one of the big issues Solutions360 addresses with integrators, because change is not easy. And this topic has become even more important during these unprecedented times. Today, our CEO,
Resource Management – Getting What You Need from Workers
What is the best way for systems integrators to handle resource management? Resource management is such an important issue, it invariably leads to other questions: How do we manage the utilization of our resources effectively? How do we set objectives
Don’t Be a Cash-Blind Owner Part 2 – Sources & Uses of Cash
What makes a financially successful integration business? One with high profits? One with a solid financial plan? Many owners believe that, if profits are solid, then the company is solid. As we revealed in Part 1 of our blog series, Don’t
5 Revenue Recognition Challenges That Can Be Overcome with Automation
While revenue accounting has always been complex, ASC 606 has introduced new revenue recognition challenges for integrators. Thanks to the recent changes in FASB’s ASC 606 standard, revenue recognition is increasingly top-of-mind for CFOs and Controllers. Over the years, as
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