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Project Resource Management: Guide for Professional Services

Running into frequent issues with project delays, excessive non-billable hours, or imbalanced workloads? Problems like these can seriously compromise profitability and client relationships. Keep your projects, teams, and budgets on track by getting a handle on resource management. Here are the basics.

7 Best Resource Management Software For Professional Services

Resource management software helps agencies and consultancies organize team tasks, manage workloads, and keep projects on schedule. Without it, teams can miss deadlines, get overworked, or not use their skills fully. Check out our list of the best tools to find one that fits your team, based on ease of use, price, features, and reviews.

Teamwork Alternatives: 7 Best Options for Agencies in 2025

Many agencies rely on Teamwork to manage their projects and operations. But it might not be the best choice for everyone. Maybe you need advanced financial reporting, more integrations, or granular resource planning features. Whatever the reason, use our guide to the top Teamwork alternatives to find the best fit, comparing their features, pricing, and user reviews.

Building a systemized, codified, scalable sales engine with Ryan Hall

In a tight market, sales become a big concern. Relying on repeat business or referrals no longer cuts it, you have to put in more effort. Often in agencies, the know-how on how to get this done is missing; few people come from a formal sales background. So a haphazard approach is implemented and we hope for the best. Only that slapdash approach rarely gets the results we want. Is it time for the sales engine to be looked at as an ops challenge? We think so.

Christmas 2024 Version Update: Usability Improvements

The holiday season is made special by its little delights – a glowing string of lights, a crackling fire, and a perfectly wrapped gift. In that same spirit, our Christmas update brings together many thoughtful improvements that may seem small individually but collectively add to a more delightful user experience.

Executive Dashboard Examples For Professional Services

Dashboards are powerful tools that help professional services firms track performance, manage resources, and make smarter decisions. By bringing all key metrics into one place, these dashboards give real-time updates on operations, finances, and client projects. Here are two examples of exectuive dashboards tailored for CEOs/COOs and CFOs.

Running your agency like clockwork with Jinny Mitchell-Kent

How do you create a highly efficient agency without losing flexibility or quality? In this episode, Harv Nagra sits down with Jinny Mitchell-Kent, Joint Managing Director at Great State. With nearly 20 years of experience at agencies big and small—including global powerhouse AKQA—Jinny shares how she’s applying lessons from her big-agency days to a 100-person team. Here’s what you’ll hear: If you want to learn how to streamline your operations and scale smarter, this episode is packed with insights you can put to work right away. Give it a listen!

5 Project Management Software that Integrate with Salesforce

Looking for Salesforce project management tools that go beyond the basics? While Salesforce offers its own project management apps, you might find yourself needing more advanced features. Maybe you need accounting integrations with Salesforce. Or maybe you need features to improve employee resource utilization. Whatever your reasons, use our guide to the top five project management tools that integrate with Salesforce to find the best fit.

10 Causes of Project Cost Overruns And How to Solve Them

As Wellingtone’s annual “State of Project Management” report notes, project cost overruns are a near-universal pain point—only 34% of respondents said they “mostly or always complete projects on budget.” And even though overspending is common and frustrating, it’s mostly preventable (we know that no plan is 100% perfect).