Mavenlink (Kantata) vs OpenAir vs Parallax: Which is Right for You?
See why digital services companies are choosing Parallax over Mavenlink and OpenAir to give their teams accurate, real-time insights and forecasts that accelerate their growth,...
Category: Resource Management
How To Strive For 100% Productive Utilization: Complete Guide
This article discusses how digital services companies and tech consultancies can achieve a 100% productive utilization rate by pairing their billable utilization targets of 75-85%...
5 Best Mavenlink (Kantata) Alternatives And Competitors To Consider
Nearly all decisions that leaders of digital service companies make rely on accurate insights and forecasts — but to gather those insights and create those...
Uncomplicating the Complicated: What Utilization (Really) Is and How to Calculate It
Utilization and capacity planning can feel like an impossible equation to solve. But while it’s complex in nature, it can be simplified by focusing on the metrics that matter most.
Modern Work is Changing: Parallax’s Takeaways on Billing the Creative Process, Timesheets, and “Hustle Culture”
One of the main reasons agencies and development studios struggle to break the cycle of too much or too little work is because they haven’t considered how poor resource planning leads to confusion, stress, and burnout. Without mastering forecasting basics, this cycle will continue.
Parallax Expands Capacity and Utilization Planning Capabilities to Account for Holidays and Paid Time Off
New planning features in Parallax account for employee PTO and holidays for more accurate and easier capacity planning. Read more.
The Importance of Decoupling Resource and Project Management
Don’t burn out your project managers! In place of task-based project planning, digital services companies should implement a duration-based approach. This is when a certain percentage of each role or a person’s time is allotted to client projects. Why? It will help agencies avoid burning out their vital project managers and scale the business.
The Shape of Projects to Come – Accurately Forecasting Resources and Revenue
“The Shape of Things to Come” is a work of science fiction by H.G. Wells and for some digital services firms, accurate forecasts of future...
Why That ERP-based PSA Can’t Solve Your Problem
The professional services industry continues to debate the merits of best in breed vs. all-in-one solutions. In a previous role at a digital consultancy, we...