Every business should be striving to root out and eliminate inefficiency, but it is often a challenge to identify where you could be wasting time, money and resources in the first place. Being unaware of alternative ways of managing your staff and resources may well be eating into your bottom-line. 1. Identify the issues Errors…
With the current widespread availability of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, businesses are increasingly looking to take advantage of cloud-computing to organise and delegate their workload. Staff are now able to work on the move, interacting with their employees through a specialist app or website. SwiftCase is a cloud-based workflow manager that is…
As your business grows, your business processes may have to adapt. Sometimes in subtle ways, sometimes through radical overhauls. Using software, you can plan and design these changes ensuring your growth continues in a steady and organised manner. Tracking your business statistics can help you decide which business processes are to be scaled up and…
Quantity surveyors are expected to manage a large number of documents and notes relating to building projects, while continually travelling between various working locations. The role is primarily making sure that projects come in on time and under budget. It is also essential that building regulations are adhered to, and so they must have a…
Many businesses utilise multiple software packages for different parts of their work flow. Email to communicate with clients and staff, spreadsheets and databases for records as well as programs to produce statistics as charts and graphs. But spreading tasks out between programs can be inefficient and open to security lapses. Time is wasted importing and…
Without a clear framework to guide you towards your goals, managing a new project can be a daunting task. You need to know when and how to organise and start processes, motivate and manage your staff, as well as acquiring the necessary resources to put to best use. The first step in successful project management…
The creation and storage of digital documents in business has become ubiquitous in recent years. Any documents not created digitally are eventually scanned and stored that way. Filing cabinets and boxes of folders feature less and less in our work lives as time goes on. This is good for business efficiency and also more environmentally…
Businesses are familiar with the statistics relating to their accounts: profit and loss, turnover, sales, etc. But fewer actively measure and track the actual activity of the day-to-day processes they engage in. Large firms have taken advantage of analytical software in order to make savings and streamline their processes to increase profits. Business analysts are…
Data Security can be a daunting proposition for small businesses, how can you be sure your data is protected without access to the resources and expertise available to larger firms? The following tips provide good business practices anyone can follow. Educate The key to good security practice is ensuring that every member of your team…
Workflow is a concept that originated in manufacturing, describing the breakdown of processes that lead to a finished product. More recently, this idea has been expanded to encompass business activities such as providing services or processing information. Getting your business’ workflow right can make all the difference in terms of productivity and profitability. Are you…