This September, we’re focusing fully on improving cost tracking in Scoro. With the updated budget charts, it’ll be even easier to monitor and forecast project costs and profit margins to keep the project on track!

Your project plans make all the difference to project success. While no plan is 100% foolproof, detailed project planning gives you and your team a clear roadmap to follow—one that outlines how you can meet your clients’ goals and your own. Let’s take a closer look at the basics of project planning and how to create this actionable, single source of truth.

Improving profitability is a key goal for most agencies. But finding tactical ways to do so can be a lot more challenging, since profitability is impacted by so many variables. Which factors do you need to change? And which actions make the biggest impact? One concrete way to boost profitability directly is to improve billable hours. This increases the percentage of employee hours driving revenue for the business. We’ll explain billable hours, how to calculate them, and how to increase them.

Missed deadlines even with a full team. Constant confusion about who should be working on what (and when). Uneven workloads that cause some team members to be overwhelmed while others are bored. All these signs point to issues with resource scheduling. Improve your scheduling process to establish clear assignments and due dates, eliminate delays and miscommunications, and boost your team’s overall productivity. Here’s what you need to know.

In 2024, Scoro was awarded the “Workplace Mental Health” silver label by Peaasi.ee, highlighting our commitment to prioritizing employee mental well-being and fostering a healthy work environment. At Scoro, we believe that the well-being of our team drives our company’s success. Here are 10 ways Scoro supports employee mental health and well-being.

Do your projects often run into unexpected roadblocks? Are some team members constantly overworked while others sit idle? If this sounds familiar, take a closer look at your resource planning. Effective resource planning can prevent missed deadlines, uneven workloads, and wasted talent—all while boosting your project success rates. Here’s how to get it right.

Resource management—assigning the right people to the right projects at the right time—plays a key role in a team’s success. But meeting deadlines and goals without overloading team members isn’t always easy, especially when juggling multiple projects. Follow these resource management best practices to create a clear, organized approach that supports your team and keeps clients happy.

Accurate revenue forecasts are critical for sustained business growth and profitability. Without them, you’ll find yourself guessing about your financial needs. Which leads to misguided sales targets, less profitable project pipelines, and overworked or underutilized employees. Stop the guesswork and learn how to use revenue forecasts to make data-driven business decisions. This way, you can support the company’s financial health. And your team’s ability to do their jobs well.

We’re bringing you a few small but useful usability improvements in the project view this month, from task sorting to updated calculation logic in the budget charts. Consider it a little summer maintenance as we prepare for some bigger updates coming your way.

Capacity planning means ensuring that there is enough time, people, and specific roles to execute projects successfully. It’s a high-level process that proactively evaluates these factors over weeks or months. It influences the type and volume of work your team takes on. And it shapes hiring decisions, too. For example, deciding whether you have enough developers with experience coding in C++ to execute a potential four-month project successfully.