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On Time & Under Budget Delivery Takes a Hit - Deltek Clarity Study Serves Up Project & Risk Management Trends to Watch
Project delivery and effective risk management were showing signs of setback even before the onset of COVID-19. Nearly half of surveyed leadership cited accurate project cost forecasting as a major struggle affecting profitability and revenue potential. The 11th Annual Deltek Clarity Government Contracting Industry Study captures the challenges at hand for many project and risk management leaders and where they plan to make investments to keep current and future work on track.
Three Indicators It's Time to Retire a Generic Accounting & Management Solution
Evaluating the capacity of internal systems generally isn’t the number one to-do item for government contractors while managing a period of dynamic growth. Often times it’s not number two or even number 10. However, if a firm is relying on generic, mass-market solutions, such as QuickBooks®, for accounting and overall business management, as workloads increase, likely so do the problems. The time to pop the hood and review how a solution is truly performing is now before the first “check engine” light comes on.
Top Three Accounting Challenges Paining Small Businesses
Generic, out-of-the-box solutions, like QuickBooks®, are a common place to start for many small businesses managing government contracts. Though these solutions can hold small government contracting firms together initially, in the long run, vulnerabilities inevitably emerge that can put government contractors at significant risk. Specifically, what are the top accounting challenges that can impact a small firm’s day-to-day, and what are the answers they need to help keep the government as their client?
On Time, On Budget: Clarity GovCon Project and Risk Management Trends
The 10th Annual Deltek Clarity Government Contracting Industry Study gave a peek behind the project and risk management curtain to better understand how overall project health is up for government businesses, and why forecast accuracy and project timing and budgeting are still problematic.
Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Analysis Capabilities
Manufacturing improvements always start in the same place… with data. Discover the information manufacturing execution systems (MES) gather and analyze to expose and correct inefficiencies, improve margins and better decision making.
Tracking Work in Progress, Product Genealogy and Shelf Life with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
What happens when a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and inventory system achieve synergy? The flow of materials and all of the information surrounding them becomes more transparent and seamless.
Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and Production Quality Management
When it comes to production quality management for complex products, here are the territories covered by Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and the factors considered in the rework versus scrap decision.
4 Ways Procurement Software Brings Efficiency to the Government Contracting Process
Let’s face it, the procurement process can be unpredictable. Just when it seems everything is in place, a supplier misses a deadline. Discover how procurement software can increase visibility and efficiency to minimize missteps.
Managing Resources with a Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
Catch a glimpse of how a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) can work with ERP to centralize project resource and requirement information, improve tracking and provide new levels of project detail.
How Costpoint Met the Needs of a Small Government Contractor Eyeing Growth
Why emerging government contractor QuadTech Analytics, Inc., chose Deltek Costpoint, and why the solution is adjustable and attainable for the smallest of shops.
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