There is widespread belief in the integration industry, that the most important measure for a project manager is to be ‘on time and on budget,’ and that a good project manager will make it so. But this assumes that the … Read More
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Solutions360 Releases New Job Costing Survival Guide
Why Is Job Costing So Important in 2020? Over the last 20 years, Solutions360 has worked with hundreds of businesses to help apply technology that improves business process management and profitability. One of the most complicated issues that Solutions360 has … Read More
Buying vs Leasing, Which is Better?
The most important distinction between buying vs leasing is how the finance charges are paid. If you have ever bought a house or a car, or started a business, you likely have experience with loans. A question you or your … Read More
4 Mistakes That Are Hurting Your XaaS Sales Approach
Changing the Way You Sell HaaS and Financing Ultimately, adopting an As-A-Service or subscription model will change your business for the better, but there is more to making the change than building out the offering. Once you are ready to … Read More
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 … Read More
Best Practices for AV Sales People
I’d like to describe some of the best AV sales people I’ve seen, from some of the best companies I’ve worked with. By Brad Malone, Navigate Management Consulting Most the integration companies I’ve worked with employ a range of sales … Read More
Close the Profitability Loop in Your Job Costing Process
Job costing is one of the most complicated issues that Solutions360 has seen in the integration industry. Solutions360 has worked with more than 200 integrators, and fewer than 10 percent were satisfied with their job costing process, prior to implementing … Read More
Who Owns the Estimating Process – Sales or Operations?
Who should be responsible for the estimating process? One of the issues that Solutions360 often addresses with customers is the estimating process. Today, our own Tofiq Indawala, is joined by Steve Riley, of Navigate Management Consulting, to discuss who should … Read More
Top 5 Benefits of Selling As-A-Service through Financing
Our partners at GreatAmerica Financial Services commissioned a 3rd party research firm to conduct a survey with 194 C-level partners at MSPs and UC Solution Providers. While a variety of information was collected, perhaps some of the most notable is what … Read More
How Can Systems Integrators Defend Labor Hours Beyond the Job Site?
On this NSCA Industry Insights, Chuck Talks Labor & Installation Standards A questions that NSCA often hears, is how do systems integrators defend labor hours beyond what time is spent on the job site? This issue is especially prevalent for … Read More