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To Compete, CIOs Must First Build Trust

Most of us grew up with our parents telling us not to get into strangers’ cars. Today, we regularly open ridesharing apps on our phones and willingly ask strangers to drive us places. Ridesharing apps can track where we are during our ride, who our driver is, and even allow us to send our route and estimated time of arrival to friends. This interaction—which essentially amounts to hitchhiking—is made possible because technology facilitated instantaneous trust building within a transaction...

8/22/19 7:30 AM in: Project Management, Resource Management, Operational System of Record

How Does an Operational System of Record Support Your Team Members?

Services organizations today are dealing with increasingly specialized work and a siloing of data and departments that are caused by myriad systems intended to make it easier to get work done. While these systems can help equip team members with the tools and insights they need to succeed, they may not be enough on their own to efficiently run a services business.

8/6/19 7:30 AM in: Operational System of Record

NOW AVAILABLE: Mavenlink’s State of the Services Economy 2019 Report Webinar

Mavenlink recently published its 2019 State of the Services Economy Report, an annual in-depth analysis of the services industry based on a global survey, including the trends and obstacles shaping businesses around the world.

8/2/19 7:30 AM in: Project Management, Resource Management, Business Intelligence, Operational System of Record

Introducing Our New Product Tour

Mavenlink is committed to providing a modern solution that helps services organizations unlock their true potential and improve every aspect of their business. To help you better understand how every aspect of Mavenlink supports businesses, we have updated our product tour webpages with new, in-depth information and detailed screenshots.

7/18/19 9:51 AM in: New Features, Project Management, Time Management, Resource Management, Business Intelligence, Operational System of Record, Professional Services Automation

Will An Operational System Of Record Solve Your Business Organization Problems?

Today, it’s common for people to work on projects together across multiple geographic locations and time zones. This is particularly true for client-facing services organizations, which often depend on a multitude of expert, outside contractors to complete projects in tandem with in-house staff members.

6/11/19 7:30 AM in: Operational System of Record

8 Steps for Introducing Your Team to a New Project Management Software Solution

Implementing new project management software can be challenging and exciting. This tool can not only help increase data and tracking in your projects but can also maximize efficiency, resources, and margins.

To reap the benefits of your new project management software, your team first needs to have full buy-in and commitment to its use. This makes the initial introduction of the software to your team integral to your project management software success.

5/23/19 7:30 AM in: Project Management, Leadership, Operational System of Record, Professional Services Automation

An Exclusive Look at Mavenlink’s 2019 State of the Services Economy Report

The services industry has experienced unprecedented levels of growth during the last several years and shows no signs of slowing down.

5/2/19 7:30 AM in: Project Management, Resource Management, Business Intelligence, performance management, Operational System of Record, Professional Services Automation

Why It’s Time for Your Business to Go Beyond PSA

Professional Services Automation (PSA) solutions support services organizations and help teams tackle time-consuming tasks with automation, making project management more efficient and accurate. However, in today’s service-level economy, businesses need to go beyond traditional PSAs and leverage the data and insights that a modern solution can provide in order to compete and thrive.

4/30/19 10:45 AM in: Operational System of Record, Professional Services Automation

Why Should You Connect Your Operational System of Record and General Ledger?

One of the biggest systems opportunities for services organizations today is to build their technology environment around an Operational System of Record (OSR). By bridging core planning, executional, accounting, and analysis systems in a single operating environment, organizations are able to experience dramatically better visibility, predictability, and agility while also gaining greater understanding and control over their finances.

4/4/19 7:30 AM in: Resource Management, Operational System of Record

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