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Top 15 Capacity Planning Tools for Your Business [2024]

Epicflow

Other Features Resource scheduling Resource management Leave management Project scheduling Equipment management Timesheet Meeting room booking system Project forecasting reports 4. Other Features Project management Resource planning Reporting and dashboard Collaboration Sales and CRM Time tracking Invoicing Cost management 14.

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Integrating Behavioral Economics and Consulting

Steve Shu Consulting

For those unfamiliar with the term “behavioral economics”, I generally describe behavioral economics as a combination of psychology and a traditional science like economics or finance. In the book, “Save More Tomorrow” [link] , Dr. Shlomo Benartzi introduced the notion of a behavioral audit for 401(k) and defined contribution plans.

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The Perils of Internal Disruption (Part 3)

Markovitz Consulting

Last week , I wrote about how sales incentives cause salespeople to stuff the company’s distribution channels with inventory far in excess of consumer demand. Similarly, most finance departments in large companies cut their activities to a bare minimum during the month-end close of the books, which often can take up well over a week.

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Why CRM Projects Fail and How to Make Them More Successful

Harvard Business

Front-line sales professionals and managers rarely find the majority of these capabilities useful in winning more business for the company. CRMs today also serve a lot of masters, from executives in the C-suite, technology, marketing, finance, and, oh yeah, sales. And the sales team — well, they mostly hated it.

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How to Improve Your Finance Skills (Even If You Hate Numbers)

Harvard Business

If you’re not a numbers person, finance is daunting. Stop avoiding finance because you’re afraid of numbers. Think of it this way, “Finance is the way businesses keep score. “Finance and accounting are very simple. .” “Finance and accounting are very simple. Overcome your fears.

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Mortgage REITs Clobbered as Leverage Forces Sales

MishTalk

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Recommended Books. Mortgage REITs Clobbered as Leverage Forces Sales. REITs Deepening Bond Losses as Leverage Forces Sales. Bloomberg reports REITs Deepening Bond Losses as Leverage Forces Sales. Abolish The Fed Sign the Petition. Home Builders.

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To Increase Sales, Get Customers to Commit a Little at a Time

Harvard Business

Most sales models include a conversion funnel in which reps try to convert a marketing-generated lead into a prospect and then a customer through sequential steps. ” This perspective is promoted in books and seminars, but research indicates it is not how people buy. An incremental approach to sales has many benefits.

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