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Unlock the full potential of your professional services organisation with a focus on Service Execution. Dive into the blog and podcast now.
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A guide from the Professional Services Industry Benchmark's maturity matrix.
In the complex landscape of professional services organisations (PSOs), Service Execution and outstanding project delivery is a crucial pillar that holds the key to success.
Service Execution is the linchpin where companies can harness the culmination of their creative work, converting it into tangible results.
When executed correctly, focusing on delivering maximum value to both customers and the organisation, Service Execution can truly set top-performing PSOs apart from the rest.
Dive into the details in this article and podcast with TimeLog's Kasper Kosack.
Service Execution is when PSOs transform their ideas, strategies, and plans into reality, delivering services to clients effectively and efficiently.
It encompasses various activities, from project management, resource planning and capacity allocation to quality control, evaluation and knowledge management.
Simply put: It's where the money is made and where the reputation of a professional services organisation is forged.
Service Execution primarily revolves around three critical dimensions:
These dimensions ensure consistent service delivery that meets or exceeds client expectations while optimising internal processes.
To easily determine whether a company is hitting the targets within service execution, the Professional Services Industry benchmark offers an objective and data-based framework: The Maturity Matrix. This divides companies into five different maturity levels, based on their processes and use of technology.
Companies operating at maturity levels 1 to 3 often fail to leverage their available resources to create maximum value entirely. These organisations lack standardised delivery methods, project quality controls, and practical knowledge management.
The result is inefficiency, missed project deadlines, and dwindling project margins.
Moreover, lower maturity levels tend to lead to missed revenue opportunities. A lack of alignment between sales, HR, service, and finance functions can hamper capturing crucial project-related information, hindering invoicing and improvement efforts.
Let's explore the characteristics of companies at these maturity levels:
Level 1: No scheduling or reliance on spreadsheets, reactive work, no standardised project delivery method, lack of project quality controls, and limited knowledge management.
Level 2: Centralised resource management, initial project management processes, and a growing emphasis on measuring project satisfaction and knowledge sharing across teams and departments.
Level 3: A mature organisation with an integrated system landscape encompassing project management tools and resource planning systems. Quality reviews and extensive project knowledge are actively utilised throughout the organisation.
Consulting companies and PSOs often face challenges in streamlining their services. They may perceive their business areas as unique, making it difficult to standardise delivery.
Additionally, they focus on winning new business while neglecting internal optimisation, resulting in unstable and less profitable deliveries.
To initiate service improvement, consultants must prioritise key performance indicators (KPIs) beyond revenue targets.
A robust system landscape, from time registrations to invoicing, is crucial for gathering trustworthy data. While aspiring for higher maturity levels, embracing the improvement journey is essential, recognising it as an ongoing process rather than a finite destination.
Resource planning emerges as a highly impactful strategy. Although there's no one-size-fits-all approach, resource planning tools help manage talent and meet client demands effectively.
Finding the right resourcing strategy is vital to increase utilisation, client satisfaction, and employee morale.
Data is the cornerstone of informed decision-making. Establishing systems to collect relevant data and identifying central KPIs, both hard and soft, is crucial. However, data shouldn't be confined to a select few but should be widely accessible and utilised throughout the organisation.
To see immediate improvements, begin analysing and interviewing stakeholders post-service delivery. Structured insights can lead to valuable knowledge, and maintaining a balanced amount of trustworthy data is vital for evidence-based decision-making.
In Service Execution, streamlining delivery processes through standard frameworks emerges as a standout strategy. This not only enhances Service Execution but also paves the way for standardisation in other critical areas, such as resource planning and insights after delivery.
In the ever-evolving world of PSOs, Service Execution is where the real magic happens.
PSOs can unlock their full potential and set themselves apart in a competitive landscape by focusing on quality, efficiency, repeatability, and data-driven decision-making.
The journey toward excellence in Service Execution is continuous, but the rewards are substantial.
Kasper Kosack is Head of Sales and has been with TimeLog since 2015.
"I strive to make everyone around me have the best possibility to succeed - it does not matter if it is a client needing assistance with a business case or a colleague needing input to a given situation," says Kasper.
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You can find all five episodes of Beyond the Benchmark where you normally find your podcasts. You can also get an overview right here!
6 min read
Unlock the full potential of your professional services organisation with a focus on Service Execution. Dive into the blog and podcast now.
7 min read
Unlock the full potential of your professional services organisation with a focus on Service Execution. Dive into the blog and podcast now.
7 min read
Unlock the full potential of your professional services organisation with a focus on Service Execution. Dive into the blog and podcast now.
8 min read
Unlock the full potential of your professional services organisation with a focus on Service Execution. Dive into the blog and podcast now.
7 min read
Unlock the full potential of your professional services organisation with a focus on Service Execution. Dive into the blog and podcast now.
8 min read
Unlock the full potential of your professional services organisation with a focus on Service Execution. Dive into the blog and podcast now.
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Unlock the full potential of your professional services organisation with a focus on Service Execution. Dive into the blog and podcast now.
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Unlock the full potential of your professional services organisation with a focus on Service Execution. Dive into the blog and podcast now.
6 min read
Unlock the full potential of your professional services organisation with a focus on Service Execution. Dive into the blog and podcast now.