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Bob has been working using excel spreadsheets for years now and prefers these to other systems he has seen. They keep things simple and easily changeable. However they don't give him any way of seeing across his business and this has now become frustrating because it's costing Bob money. Will a system save Bob money though?
The biggest issues facing Bob are a lack of knowing what the current statuses are on jobs, who is actually involved in the projects, who is managing the project, whether they are monitoring all the costs in the same way, knowing whether there are any jobs to invoice and finding all the information to support final invoice costs. These are just the tip of the iceberg!
So Bob has some criteria for a service that would help him make a decision. But he really needs a list to identify what is really important so he makes a list of things he would need to be able to do to justify using a management service.
A recommendation to contact the guys at Blueprint has been passed to Bob. However, he doesn't really like IT guys as they usually speak another language and cost a lot. A demonstration can't hurt but he doesn't have much time. So he sends a quick email asking for a demonstration.
He mentions he need to have something up and running quick but is aware that he has a lot of requirements. It's worth asking the question!
Blueprint offer a demonstration that can be carried out online or in person. The online demonstration can be done a lot faster but is less personal which is not preferable to Blueprint but understanding Bob's need the offer is made anyway.
Bob's happy to get a quick reply and to know he can have a quick demonstration without having to interrupt too much of his already busy day. So he books the online demonstration.
Bob completes the demonstration with Blueprint and is happy that all of his questions have been answered relating to the list he previously made. However, he now has more requirements than he first thought because of the functionality available. The new items on his list that he can have out of the box are:
Bob has weighed up all of the pros and cons and after speaking with his accountant has identified that the cost of the service is minimal compared with the operational time that can be saved. Bob estimates that at least 2 hours per day per person are saved compared with their current operation and so even based on a minimum wage this equates to over £280 per person per month. Bob calmly contacts Blueprint and asks them to setup the system for him on a basic package which he can immediately take advantage of and then later upgrade when they are ready.