WorkflowMax is an extremely popular project management tool used by thousands of Australian businesses to help them track their projects and associated time and costs.
Sounds simple enough but you’d be surprised how many business we come across that’s are still living in a disorganised environment consisting of spreadsheets and paper with little to no visibility over the actual profitbalilty of the projects they’re undertaking in their business.
One of the great things about WorkflowMax is its adaptability to so many businesses across a wide variety of industries.
Unfortunately that’s probably also its weakness in that it will lack some of the industry specific functionality you might find in a program specific to your field of work.
Does WorkflowMax suit my industry?
So, what kind of business is WorkflowMax a good fit for and what kind of businesses is there perhaps a better alternative?
Probably one of the best suited businesses is those in professional services, marketing/creative agencies and lastly building and construction (to a degree).
Accounting firms across the country are making their way across to WorkflowMax (Xero Practice Manager [XPM]) to manage all their projects.
Engineers and Architects can extract enormous value from having greater visibility across their projects.
We’re not just talking about knowing who’s working on what and where’s each project at. We’re talking about really good data you can now obtain in regards to staff productivity, quoted time & costs vs actual, profitability across departments and project types. This is the kind of information that will actually enable you as a business owner to make informed decisions about your business in terms which projects are actually profitable and worth chasing more of; and those that aren’t.
But WFM is not for everyone! For those in the trades (plumbers, electricians & other services) please steer clear. You will be far better supported by a system that will allow you to schedule staff by the hour to a specific job than what you will in WFM. See SimPRO v ServiceM8.
If you’d like more help with deciding the right project/job management software for your business please contact us.