8Q Project Delivery Automation+
8Q Project Delivery Automation
- Automates the creation of Sales and Project Records in NetSuite
- A flexible canvas makes project design easy
- Produces an Estimate or a ready to execute Project and Sales Order with a click of a button
- Leverages standard NetSuite processes for Time/Expense entry and Billing
Expanded Features of 8Q PDA+
- Personalizable Project Templates: 8Q PDA+ offers adaptable project templates, where users can configure their projects as single-phase or multi-phase according to requirements. This patchwork abstraction provides coverage of a project template all the way down to templates for being specific only to a certain phase that can be mixed and matched, or grouped into more generic project types as needed.
- Master Project and Phase Management: 8Q PDA+ empowers users to move from template creation to master project management with ease. After defining a project template, it can be used as a master project where detailed management of tasks, phases, and resources are achieved. Users can associate item groups directly to project templates, so that all raw materials and resources needed are included automatically, avoiding wasted time and minimizing the possibility of shortages or missing items.
- Reinforced Resource Assignment and Employee Setup: 8Q PDA+ provides a full-fledged suite to manage the employee setup and resource allocation. Organizations are able to record the percentage of employees utilized and define device goals, track labor costs, and embed overheads. Employees can enter their time, and 8Q PDA+ calculates utilization based on these time entries, providing organizations a precise view of resource availability and workload distribution.
- Dynamic Scheduling & Utilization Reference: 8Q PDA+ provides the facility to project managers to alter project parameters according to priority and resources. Soft allocations can provide resources on a tentative and conditional basis, whereas hard allocations assign real project resources to an initiative, locking schedules as necessary. By not having to stop ongoing processes or start things from scratch, it allows for maintaining the momentum of the project.
- Project Groups and Generic Resources support: Using 8Q PDA+, Managers can assign placeholder roles or groups of people rather than actual employees when the project is still in its infancy. For example, generic roles can be assigned by skill or function, and project groups help create assignment subsets for teams that routinely work together. Mainly, this feature is helpful when calculating budgets and planning the team for projects, as it allows better estimation of project costs and related needs.
- Comprehensive Reporting and Saved Searches: 8Q PDA+ integrates well with the standard reporting capabilities of NetSuite, using saved searches to create utilization reports and track team efficiency. Users can create customizable reports based on project, employee, or time interval, making it easy for managers to have a real-time overview of project activities and resource requirements. Features like customizable saved searches and reporting make it easy to track key metrics so project managers can make timely, informed decisions.
8Q PDA+ Key Benefits for Customers
Users can quickly create new projects with PDA’s project templates and item grouping capabilities, without repetitive manual data entry, ensuring every new project or phase is set up with correct resources and structure from the very first phase of the project lifecycle. This enhances accuracy while minimizing administrative overhead, enabling teams to concentrate more on execution.
PDA’s modular nature and dynamic resource management features make it a perfect fit for any type or size of business. PDA is ideal for organizations with complex, multi-phase project portfolios or those that have a dynamic project environment.
However, a PDA enables companies to balance workload distribution and resource utilization on projects. Over the long term, real-time visibility of staff availability and quickly adjusted allocations when priorities shift are added benefits for managers. It minimizes the chances of employee burnout or underutilization, ensuring higher efficiency and better project outputs — this is where the capacity planning feature comes in handy.
PDA provides the capability to manage project costs accurately by linking time with labor costs and benefits. Businesses can monitor expenditure as it occurs and compare actual costs with budgeted figures, thereby providing financial control over progress on the project through customizable budgeting functionalities. This transparency keeps projects from getting out of hand, while also making it possible for clients to plan future projects with actual budgets.
- Combines Project Tasks (from project template) and Billable Items in single workspace for project design and pricing
- Flexible design canvas and Version control
- Change orders and create a new revision
- Choose Project Billing Type: Time & Materials, Fixed Bid Milestone
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